"The slight silver lining is that the music on Bait Is for Sissies is always well-produced and holds your attention. If you are a sissy, that's your bait. Everyone playing on the album and Talon herself have loads of indie credibility, especially on the furious drums that sound like caffeinated chopsticks and the guitar parts that are never as quirky as the vocals. If the song structures and mix were different, maybe the band could have worked better as some sort of instrumental performance art routine where the vocals only serve as a backdrop. Since they are so prominent (and prominently off-kilter), you just keep noticing them".