Spin (8/00, p.149) - 8 out of 10 - "...[They] have stumbled onto something pretty damn deep....a loose-limbed sound-unit - swelling, melodramatic, unrequited....delving into lo-fi keyboard textures, jazzy drumming and studio manipulation..."

Magnet (1-2/01, p.44) - Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2000".

Magnet (8-9/00, p.69) - "...Entering their prime and bursting with self-confidence, [they] pull it off without missing a beat."

The Wire (5/00, p.46) - "...Broadens their range of expression further...in favor of an incipient melodicism....an adventurous departure."

CMJ (6/5/00, p.24) - "...BR uses their influences [no-wave band DNA and Sonic Youth] effectively, while incorporating some odd progressive elements and a lot of minor chords."

Mojo (Publisher) (7/00, p.104) - "...Thrusts the band into a complex landscape of electro beats, trash drumming and Satie-like piano motif. Their sound has finally caught up with their eclectic backgrounds...bouncing the proto-New Wave of 'In Particular' to the angular 'Ballad Of Lemons'..."

NME (Magazine) (5/20/00, p.43) - 8 out of 10 - "...Remarkable....It's as though all the contrariness of [their] angular past has dissolved into a fascination with pop, '60s soundtracks and naked piano ballads...without sacrificing any of the heart-stopping dynamics or confessional psychodramas..."