Tim Kroenert, Journalist

"In all honesty probably arrived 15 years too late to be described as fresh."

"The traditional Chinese guzheng, played by Lanzhou-born Mindy Meng Wang, adds an eerie, stringy weirdness to Venus In Furs."

"The Toronto noise-rockers contrast balls-out bluster with experiments in dynamics and structure."

"Most effective are the personal touches that reveal Maq's fractured worldview, and the possibility of solace in shared experience."

"The album is fun, captivating and more diverse than you might expect."

"The spacious arrangements, narrative lyrics and 'live' sound put you right in the room with the band."

"This is the kind of band Radiohead might hear in a club and think were interesting enough to borrow from."

"To the extent that the album is pastiche, it is also both fresh and self-aware."