Personnel: Brendan Benson, Jason Falkner.

Personnel: Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar, drums); Jason Falkner (vocals, guitar).

Photographer: Eric Pott.

Detroit's Brendan Benson, later of the Raconteurs, followed up his promising debut with this better 2002 disc, fueld by jangle-power and solid songsmithery. Playing both sides of the Beatles/Stones dichotomy, Benson proffers sugary-sweet melodies and harmonies with a rough-edged garage-y shell, coming up with a sound that has since served him well in many other side projects and solo albums.

Entertainment Weekly (3/15/02, p.76) - "...A hook-heavy display of pliable pop-smarts....A must-have for anyone in need of a good sing-along." - Rating: A-

Q (12/02, pp.96-7) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A second album that bristles with uncomplicated, heart-warming guitar pop....A virtual masterclass in perfectly formed power pop..."

Uncut (1/03, p.97) - Ranked #55 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year"

Uncut (10/02, p.107) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...breezy and rueful power-pop...in the dark he could just about pass as Elliott Smith."

Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.73) - Ranked #8 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002" - "...Benson is ragged but right. A bedroom masterpiece..."