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This is a work oft-enchanting and tenderly relayed: the sound of a first hand both confident and considered, whetting the appetite for more from this young American with a stately flourish.
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As excitingly promising a solo debut as any.
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To really shine, Broderick needs more of that experimentalism, less awe at his ability to create beauty.
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He deliberately avoided all piano and strings simply to prove to himself that he could write a full album without any of it. What resulted, however, was his most engaging and enjoyable album to date.
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MojoOn the second listen it sounds like a future classic. [Nov 2008, p.109]
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Q MagazineHis first widely distributed release, is no vanity showcase. It's an album of acoustic, guitar-based singer-songwriter pop, although not quite as sparse as that sounds. [Nov 2008, p.107]
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UncutThe pinnacle is the tidal rhythms of 'Sickness, Bury,' but there's plenty more here to admire and absorb. [Nov 2008, p.98]