"There could scarcely be a more appropriate or ideal context for these songs than this stripped-down, humble setting. It offers the strongest set of lyrics Flannery has yet penned, from the witty, irreverent talking blues of "Talking Stranger in New York Blues" to the poignant character and situational studies, each as complete and flawlessly drawn as a short story, that make up the album's midsection"
-- AMG All Music Guide

It's such a rarity to get a CD full of intelligent lyrics combined with wonderful music. [Flannery has] certainly proved that a song can obliterate the need for technology. It has hardly left the CD player.
--WRIU Kingston, RI 90.3 fm