“On their outstanding full-length debut, the Tucson trio Mostly Bears own a dense, swirling wall of sound on par with early Modest Mouse and The Mars Volta… One of the year’s best albums thus far, and among the top indie bows of the past decade.” 4.5/5 – Creative Loafing
“Adventurous and never boring, Mostly Bears have stirred up a hornet’s nest of buzz since a SXSW showcase earlier this year. And based on this album, they have quite a few things going from them.” 7/10 – Pop Matters
“One of Tucson’s most promising new bands. Fireworks, pounding drums, unusal backing vocals and sounds, perfectly rumbling bass lines, chaotic and frenzied guitars played with aplomb… conjure the progressiveness of the Mars Volta and counts influences from screamo to Radiohead to Animal Collective.” – Village Voice
“Full of verve and with chops to burn, Mostly Bears… sounds a bit like a non-acoustic, amped-up version of Arcade Fire… and (at times) contains the brawn of Muse but the intricacies and nuances of the Dears.” 3.5/5 – All Music Guide
“Toss Radiohead, Mars Volta and early U2 in a sonic blender, and this trippy Tucson trio might be the result.” – Pasadena Weekly
“Tucson touts its Bears as the next Mars Volta… the youngish progsters sound far less dense and much more inviting than that. Raw, sure, but gripping in enough places to make the Arizonans worth keeping tabs on.” – Las Vegas Weekly
“The music of this Tucson trio reminds me of some of the more underground sounds that came out of the Athens/Atlanta scene twenty years ago in that they have a knack for sounding strucktured and freeform at the same time…” – AntiMusic