[3] A 2006 editorial in The New York Times notes "when you're not even halfway through your 20s, jump-starting a back-to-basics rock revolution seems a tall order," adding "judging by the rock 'n' roll charisma radiated by the band members at their live shows–long hair tossing, instrument abusing, generally reckless affairs[;] they are up to the task.

The lead single "Can't Keep No Good Boy Down" was featured in the sixth season of the television show, Entourage.

[7] As additional promotion for the record, the Parlor Mob was featured in a performance setting on Knight Rider, in October 2008.

[10][11][12] Aaron Miller of CityNews described their 2009 performances at Bovine Sex Club as "face-melting, Fender-shredding rock out that went a long way in clearing up why some have dubbed this a 'must-see' live band[;] nobody who watches them perform live will fail to be entertained.

[13] The Aquarian Weekly also expressed "basically now is the time to go see them and say later on, "Yeah, you know, I saw them back before they took over the world," because that's the way things are heading.

After a little bit of downtime, we pretty much holed ourselves away from everything and began writing with the individual ideas we had from the road, putting things together and seeing where it would take us."

The band explains the name of the album was chosen because "it is a personification of everything we all have become and a wide reaching, never-ending analogy for what we currently feel; a unified stamp of our lives in this moment."

"[17] Brice Ezell of PopMatters calls the album "high-octane, distortion-fueled rock 'n' roll from start to finish.

The EP came out 17 February 2015, featuring tracks "The Day You Were Born," "Dead Man," "Doe Eyed Dear," "Racing with a Beating Heart" and the titular "Cry Wolf."

[20] On 22 June 2018, Pitchfork announced that The Parlor Mob signed with Britannia Row Recordings, run by Malay.

"[22] On 18 June 2019, the band formally announced their 5th album titled Dark Hour via Rolling Stone.