▁g low ing ▁review ; ▁' C ole ▁uses ▁his ▁aust ere ▁yet ▁sed uct ive ▁voice ▁to ▁create ▁mental ▁pictures . ▁His ▁songs ▁are ▁v ivid ▁v ign ettes ▁and ▁scenarios ... ▁The ▁songs ▁are ▁closely ▁related ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁Lloyd ▁Cole ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁whole . ▁Cole ' s ▁sh ades ▁are ▁gray , ▁but ▁transl uc ent ▁enough ▁to ▁show ▁musical ▁light , ▁and ▁enjoy able ▁enough ▁to ▁show ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁vi able ▁solo ▁artist .' ▁The ▁Guardian ▁pra ised ▁the ▁assemble d ▁mus icians ▁who ▁feature ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁' They ▁charge ▁into ▁the ▁mostly ▁laid - back , ▁intros pective ▁material ▁with ▁a ▁rare ▁confidence , ▁bal ancing ▁cr isp ▁guitar ▁lines ▁against ▁a ▁mo ody ▁sw irl ▁of ▁Hamm ond ▁organ , ▁sh ifting ▁g ear ▁for ▁a ▁ch ug ging , ▁wide - screen ▁ball ad ▁setting , ▁or ▁showing ▁their ▁New ▁York ▁under ground ▁roots ▁with ▁a ▁p ounding ▁m uted ▁ro cker . ▁They ▁are ▁so ▁good ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁easily ▁run ▁away ▁with ▁the ▁album , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁to ▁Cole ' s ▁credit ▁that ▁his ▁person ality ▁domin ates .' ▁Record ▁Mir ror ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁but ▁identified ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁exception al ▁material ; ▁' Of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁those ▁with ▁harder ▁edges ▁work ▁best . ▁The ▁bl ues y ▁r iffs ▁of ▁' What ▁Do ▁You ▁Know ▁About ▁Love ', ▁the ▁g amb ol ing ▁bass ▁and