"Brighter Days is one of those albums that sounds like whatever you want it to. Most music fans will hear something they recognize in the music. The gospel isn't particularly hard to find, but the rock, country, blues, soul, and funk are nice treats, seemingly appearing whenever the listener wants them. The songwriting is impressively strong, with no weak or filler tracks. While Randolph is the focal point, the Family Band, which, in addition to his sister, includes cousins Danyel Morgan on bass and Marcus Randolph on drums, is amazingly versatile in how they can move between styles so fluidly. Brighter Days comes from sacred steel, and remains rooted in it, but isn't locked into it".