Reviews4 stars out of 5 - "...The album has the humanist warmth and simple joy that you hear in The Beach Boys or The Flaming Lips at their best...", Ranked #27 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002in, 3 stars out of 5 - "...An uncanny combination of rock orchestra and choir...evoking Up With People's all-American optimism but also bears the wounds of Spiritualized and Flaming Lips...", Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002.", "...The group makes tuneful and tasteful use of an array of aural colors in 10 nameless psychedelic soundscapes....it happens to kick a little booty...", 4 stars out of 5 - "...a bright, beatific prayer-meeting-cum-jam-session...Charming, involving, only marginally creepy...", 9 out of 10 - "...A huge, humane record that could airlift the gloomiest soul from the Slough Of Despond. Never mind the cassocks, here's The Polyphonic Spree...the good news starts here.", "Standouts 'it's the Sun' and 'have a Day' Brim with Irresistible Optimism.", Ranked #61 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year", "...Their Pop Peaks Sound like an Ecstatic Communion of Mercury Rev, Elo and the Cast of Hair..."