"Used Future sees the band continue its transition from stoner metal stalwarts to tube-driven, classic rock-loving Deep Purple, Blue Öyster Cult, and Thin Lizzy enthusiasts. Recorded in Portland, Oregon and produced with considerable snap and sizzle by Tucker Martine (the Decemberists, My Morning Jacket), the 13-track set is a controlled blaze of tight, '70s hard rock riffage, fuzzed-out desert blues, and jammy progressive metal that occasionally probes the outer reaches of retro-rock in search of a new spark".