"The versatility of Woods becomes more evident throughout the album, as they spread outwards rather than building upward: you get B3-infused soul ("Leaves Like Glass"), breezy psychedelia ("New Light") and darker shades of American Beauty ("Shining"), giving jamband types, roots fans, folkies, indie kids and DIY fetishists a place to link up. "Breakthrough", "masterpiece", "bold leap"-those aren't words that really seem applicable to With Light and With Love, or Woods for that matter, but they're allowing themselves to be extremely likable for a larger crowd".