CMJ New Music Report
- Steve Ciabattoni's review: "These songs deftly erase the chalk line between Top 40 and plaintive folk, like a shifting ballplayer kicking dirt over the lines of the batter's box."
- http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=17981

Face Magazine: Michael Penn - Free-for-All
- Stephen Curtis' review: "His songs strike with the melodic immediacy of all great pop but are imbedded with wry wordplay, psychological twists and subtle musical surprises."
- http://home.gwi.net/~drrknrl/reviews/mpennffa.html