Only
Walter Salas-Humara and
Mary Rowell remain from the band's original lineup, but a wonderful new batch of introspective originals by
Salas-Humara and rocking covers of favorites by
Lucinda Williams,
Jonathan Richman, and pal
Michael Hall make this album the proper follow-up to 1987's
Cuba. With the frustrations of major label letdowns behind them, the band sounds rejuvenated. Maybe a bit jaded, too. Good for them and their fans.
–
Brian Beatty, Rovi