"White's throaty delivery meshes perfectly with Williams' remarkably pure vocal tone to create an intimacy that verges on the claustrophobic. From the country swing of "From The Valley" to the fulsome blues rock of "Oh Henry", the album is instrumentally heavier than its predecessor, and this makes the stripped-down songs stand out to greater effect. So, the bittersweet cut and thrust of "Same Old Same Old" and shaded intensity of the Smashing Pumpkins cover, "Disarm", claim their space".