"While most singer/songwriters are content to warble out a few semi-clever turns of phrase, Pug's scorching poetry and soulful, 'every phrase could be my last' voice will stop you cold. If you want to read the actual endorsement, touch the braille stretching up my arms. Twenty years from now, lazy journalists will compare every halfway decent songwriter to Joe Pug. Mark my words."--Jason Killingsworth, Deputy Editor, Paste Magazine
"Has flair for cabaret theatrics and barrelhouse abandon worthy of The Dresden Dolls or even Tom Waits. Particularly enthralling is young leader Tim Ellis, who swerves on a dime from croon to growl on Skybox's 2005 would-be breakout, Arco Iris. The band's organic eclecticism might make for a more challenging listen than your average it-band, but if budding hipsters can decipher The Crane Wife (or at least pretend to), they can handle this."The Onion A.V. Club