Ross Clelland, Journalist

"Shining Bird are maybe still finding a level and a space, but they're worth further observation."

"Craig Jackson's puzzled wistfulness is mostly intact, the guitars wandering around his thought processes."

"Dean Manning and Abby Dobson are the friends you haven't seen in 20 years, and you just want to hear their stories you remember."

"Mostly centred around head-Horse Ben Bridwell finding peace as a family man."

"[Shirley Manson] still manages to coo, ache and threaten often simultaneously."

"It's the arty showbiz of a shiny jumpsuit, a voice that's one moment near-ethereal, then near-yodel."

"The art of slackness, or the pretence of seeming like you are, never goes out of fashion."

"Perhaps a bit more southern rock grit than what's gone since."

"You're left wondering where she might go next as she perhaps finds more of her own voice."