ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz ɹˈoʊt: "ɡɪtˈɑːɹ ɹˈɪfs lˈaɪk kˈɔːɹkskɹuːz, lˈaɪk bˈɑːɹbd wˈaɪɚ, lˈaɪk pˈʌntʃɪŋ bˈæɡz ænd lˈaɪk tɹˈæmpəlˌiːnz ˈænɪmˌeɪt ðə mjˈuːzɪk ʌv ðæt pˈɛtɹəl ɪmˈoʊʃən, ɐ fˈaɪvmˈæn ˈaɪɹɪʃ bˈænd wɪð ɐ fˈɪɹsli dᵻfˈaɪənt stɹˈiːk."
The New York Times wrote: "Guitar riffs like corkscrews, like barbed wire, like punching bags and like trampolines animate the music of That Petrol Emotion, a five-man Irish band with a fiercely defiant streak."