n ' t ▁exactly ▁represent ▁us ▁as ▁we ▁are ▁now . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁side ▁project , ▁actually . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁band ▁is ▁going ," ▁said ▁Miller . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁to ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁mixed . ▁All Music ▁rev iewer ▁Steven ▁Mc Donald ▁called ▁Songs ▁from ▁The ▁Gy ps y ▁" an ▁example ▁of ▁Br ust ' s ▁serious ▁song writing ▁working ▁well , ", ▁while ▁Tim ▁Wal ters ▁of ▁Music H ound ▁Fol k ▁was ▁critical , ▁saying ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁band ▁" per forms ▁ad mi rab ly , ▁St em ple ▁writing ▁isn ' t ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁pull ▁off ▁this ▁song ▁cycle ." ▁The ▁Gu in ness ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Popular ▁Music ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁confirmed ▁Bo iled ▁in ▁Le ad ' s ▁" will ful ▁lack ▁of ▁concern ▁with ▁commercial ▁success " ▁by ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁W ave ▁and ▁folk ▁influ ences ▁heard ▁on ▁previous ▁albums , ▁which ▁had ▁attract ed ▁critical ▁pra ise , ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁ac oust ic ▁sound . ▁Green ▁Man ▁Review ▁writer ▁Robert ▁M . ▁T il end is ▁called ▁the ▁album ▁" an ▁absolute ▁gem ," ▁pra ising ▁its ▁" strong ▁narr ative ▁component ." ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ' s ▁Anne ▁Williams ▁was ▁positive , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁" m aint ains ▁Bo iled ▁in ▁Le ad ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁innov ative ▁world ▁beat ▁bands ▁today ." ▁ ▁A ▁critical ▁review