Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Tunes like the tender title track dance right back to the late Fifties, and album closer 'River' is a gospel-blues testimony that runs deep." Spin - "For someone who picked up the guitar just four years ago and discovered his more recent inspirations shortly before that, Bridges nails the audacious '60s affectation." NME (Magazine) - "The vibrant `Shine' is filled with languid horns and sweet doo-wop backing vocals..." Paste (magazine) - "Bridges sounds like the 21st century reincarnation of Cooke, with his smooth, soulful croon directly out the turbulent times of the early 1960s." Pitchfork (Website) - "Bridges can sing magnificently, and has the obvious Sunday choir-honed chops. There is an appealing gentleness to his voice, and to his record, that sets him somewhat apart." Clash (Magazine) - "Bridges' sound is the pinnacle of a young artist transmitting a dated sound and bringing it straight into the 21st century, with the final results nostalgic yet ultimately fresh and current."