ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌm ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv sˈɔŋz wɪð "sˈuːdoʊmˈɜːsɪbˌiːt tˈʌtʃᵻz", ðə smˈɪθɚɹˌiːnz tˈɜːn ˈʌðɚ sˈɔŋz ˌɪntʊ "ˈʌɾɚli kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi wˈɔːlʌvɡɪtˈɑːɹ ˈɑːnslɔːts".
Apart from a couple of songs with "pseudo-Merseybeat touches", the Smithereens turn other songs into "utterly contemporary wall-of-guitar onslaughts".