score of 73, based on 15 reviews. Many reviewers remarked on the mix of musical styles. Damas said complimented the variety of older forms, "very much 'dad rock' if you will, though it's injected with just enough fun that it doesn't sound like an entirely retro exercise". He said the most effective "moments come when the band expands their sonic palette", highlighting "Remember Me". Blender writer Jody Rosen felt that the band "more than deliver on the promise of a deranged band name", as the mix of styles were "weird, hook-filled, and irresistible". The Guardian critic Dave Simpson praised Broudie's production work, saying that he had the "unenviable job of pulling these disparate strands [of different styles] into a cohesive pop record but has emerged with far more silk purse than sow's ear". NME writer Tim Jonze felt that since the band were "clearly in love with their city's musical heritage, they're also desperate to shake free from it", adding that they were "declaring war on bollocks retro rock". The staff at Spin said that "somewhere between the Beefheart reference and the Ray Davies paeans [...] they find a woolly warmth and loopy generosity" few acts have offered since the self-titled debut album (1999) of the Beta Band. Banks considered it to be an "ambitious but fully accomplished debut that promises good times are ahead for the Liverpool five-piece". Several critics gave comparisons to the Coral. God Is in the TV Alex Worsnip opened his review by remarking that the Zutons were the "first Coral tribute band" as the tracks "really could be mistaken by anyone for The Coral", from the instrumentation to McCabe's vocals. The Boston Phoenix writer Mikael Wood said the Zutons and the Coral had a shared sound, as they "view their loose, seemingly improvisational rock as a vessel to fill with whatever strikes their fancy". Damas said that it still "sounds like a lost Coral album down to every last detail, which means that it seems silly to venture here unless you've at least bought one Coral album already". Gobson, meanwhile, said it was "more accomplished and accessible than the first offering by the [Coral frontman James] Skelley crew", and explained that the "jangling trademark scouse pop" is what will "draw comparisons to the Hoylake lot". Simpson thought the Zutons were "if anything, more demented" than the Coral; adding to this, Pitchfork contributor Amanda Petrusich wrote