showed more traditional indie pop/ power pop influences, rather than noisy shoegaze tendencies.

The album was recorded at Cue Studios in Falls Church, Virginia, from December 27, 1993, to Jan 15, 1994.

[3] Rolling Stone wrote that "the group manages to mop up the garage-band spills to reveal simple melodic constructions without washing away the music's defining layers.

"[10] The Washington Post wrote: "Cleaner sounding and better focused, Simpatico!

"[11] Entertainment Weekly deemed it "pleasant to the point of blandness," writing that "!Simpatico!