"The record devolves from that boundary-pushing genre-defying gem almost immediately and reverts back to the lazy reggae-jam stylings that are inescapable at the lower caliber summer music festivals. While the instrumentation is often fairly impressive, there are only a few moments outside of "Build" that genuinely overcome the genre's obvious shortcomings".
fRoots
2013 March
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Jamie Renton
2013 March
"Where their first two albums were performed mostly in French and Spanish respectively, this latest from summery San Franciscans R&AFs finds them switching to English and a slightly more straight-ahead approach ... There are strong elements of reggae (including a California-ised cover of the Clash's Guns of Brixton), much globally-infused pop and a few songs which stand out from the pack. Most notably the closing Electric_Gumbo_Radio with its insistent hook and Brazilian drum crack".
