[1] Solid Gold was voted "Best Rock Band of 2011" by the City Pages Readers' Poll.
The lyrics are deliciously obtuse, puzzle pieces of expression that could be fit into multiple meanings, rewarding multiple listens.”[7] NME said of the LP: "This totally, totally addictive piece of laid-back, twinkling Minneapolis funkiness, has us mercilessly hooked.
[9] Paul Lester of The Guardian said: "They make downbeat dance music, sad synth-pop, melancholy club tracks, which might sound like a contradiction in terms but not to those of you who have, over the past 25 years, appreciated artists from Pet Shop Boys to Junior Boys.
"[10] MTV Iggy said of Solid Gold: "the overall tenor of remembrance and loss belies the disco superficiality of the band's name.
What feels reserved and melancholy on the album gets forgotten when they’re live — taking over the stage, ripping their guitars to shreds, turning the amps up to 11.