Pitchforkd. 29. July 2014ByByStephen M. Deusnerd. 29. July 2014"The band cover a lot of ground on Cold World, toggling between the reggae-tinged rhythms of "Sinner" and the breezy groove of "Everybody Knows (River Song)", a cover of the 1965 O.V. Wright tune. Still, it's Shelton who confidently ties everything together and insinuates a larger story arc in the sequencing: a journey that begins in doubt ("Sinner") and ends with salvation and gratitude ("Thank You Lord")".Read review
AllMusic2014ByByMark Deming2014"Cold World is an example of what Daptone and the retro-soul crowd are doing right, and it's an authoritative and affecting piece of work".Read review
DownBeat2014 NovemberByByFrank-John Hadley2014 November"On her second Daptone release, this Brooklyn church elder with roots in Alabama displays once again generous emotional clarity and fixity of purpose singing satisfactory spirituals from Daptone co-founder-producer Bosco Mann (Gabriel Roth) and teenaged band guitarist Max Shrager".