Pitchforkd. 4. Jan. 2006ByByMatthew Murphyd. 4. Jan. 2006"A short collection of covers in the most stouthearted folkloric tradition, this EP features re-interpretations of works by Nico, Durutti Column, and Blue Öyster Cult ... And as The Weed Tree closes with its sole Espers original - the percussive, Eastern-tinged "Dead King" - one is left with the strong impression that the group is just now beginning to fully synthesize their various influences to map their own seductive trail through the moonlit folk woodlands".Read review
AllMusic2005ByByJames Christopher Monger2005"The Weed Tree could have been an exercise in tedium, but like fellow interpreter Alasdair Roberts, the Espers have more than a love for the sound of late-'60s acid folk; they have a vision for its future".Read review