Sweet Homewrecker

[3] The band eventually decided to make a video themselves for the song "On the Sneak", which aired on Canadian channel MuchMusic in late 1997.

"[2] By the time Thrush Hermit started recording their next album Clayton Park in May 1998, they had already departed Elektra.

[5] In his 1997 review, CMJ's Franklin Bruno claimed that the band had "a frustrating mix of good ideas, modest guitar-band values and not-quite-there songwriting and execution."

Bruno concluded his review by saying, "Like a talented ballplayer with an inconsistent rookie season, Sweet Homewrecker is worthy of attention more for its promise than its objective values.

"[6] Melissa Andrew of In Music We Trust called it "an album filled with sharp poppy tracks that are the trademark sound of so many other great Canadian Bands" and "one of the best to come out of Canada's East Coast in years.

She wrote, "Thrush Hermit don't completely fit in the hard rock or post-grunge category -- they've got a punk attitude to their sound, especially on Rob Benvie's tracks -- and on Sweet Homewrecker, their confusion is evident.