...ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES was one of 1998's most oddly powerful pop albums, demonstrating that weighty, tearful emotions, pretty melodies and groovy tempos can harmoniously complement one another... CMJ (1/11/99, p.5)
...BLUES is oddly moving and surprisingly accessible. Written after frontman E's mother was diagnosed with [cancer], it lays bare the horrors of terminal illness in songs that shift from clinical to disconsolate....You'll hum along even as you recoil in disgust." - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (10/23/98, p.80)
3 stars out of 5 - "...Even the acoustic tracks hold up well in the live setting... Q (9/02, p.104)
3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...E's anguished response to the deaths of several friends and to his becoming...the last living member of his family....introspective arrangements are occasionally relieved by blasts of noise or elegantly colored string, horn and keyboard touches... Rolling Stone (10/29/98, p.76) -
HighFidelity