Entertainment Weekly (5/12/00, p.79) - "Their music is so sweet you might think these Apples are candy-coated, yet their best songs reveal a core of hard rock....This Apple doesn't fall far from Sleater-kinney." - Rating: B+ Q (9/00, p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This is a remarkably ebullient album....an entertainingly ribald listen." Alternative Press (7/00, p.83) - 4 out of 5 - "...Each [song] is a reminder of how well retro pop can work and why." Magnet (6-7/00, p.69) - "...Hardly an unpleasant moment on it....Apple core Robert Schneider's production is on the mark, and everything sounds spotless..." CMJ (4/24/00, p.3) - "...A dreamy but concise melange of [their] influences....this 'tour-de-force' is easily the band's best so far." Melody Maker (8/1/00, p.52) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It's the perfect antidote to misanthropy - happiness on CD. Peace." Mojo (Publisher) (8/00, p.106) - "...A timely reminder of what pop is all about..." NME (Magazine) (8/12/00, p.34) - 7 out of 10 - "...A rapid-fire assaul