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"Not since Teenage Fanclub's Grand Prix has such
a beautifully optimistic, instantly likeable album made its way into my collection.
'Avalon' and 'Wildflowers' are timeless. For me, an album's greatness can be measured
by how long it stays in my car. I've had The Hang Ups for six days and I'm happy
to report that it has not only remained in the car; it has stayed in the player.
I expect to drive until I get lost while listening to it in the very near future."
(DERRICK WHITE) The Dallas Music Guide
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"The Hang Ups take a huge step forward on their fourth album. This is
lush sing-along music- the 'bah bah bahs' of 'One of These Days,' the dreamy pageantry
of 'Deep Pool' and the delicate horn solo on 'Avalon' make Tighe's wistful pop
songs even sweeter. Music this luminous will muffle winter's chill and make you
walk down the street with a lilt in your step."
(MEREDITH OCHS) Rollingstone.com
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"The
Hang Ups waste little time with flavors du jour. Instead of stripping down the
guitars and growling from the garage, the band adds plush layers to its sound...
and sticks to those evergreen songwriting devices: sharp hooks, smart melodies,
"dooby-dooby-doo" harmonies, and love songs, love songs, love songs."
(CHUCK Terhark) City Pages
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"I'm still at a loss to explain, to my own satisfaction why the music
of the Hang Ups touches me the way it does. When I'm listening to the brief acoustic
"For the Worry," it just manages to express the kind of sadness that I feel that
isn't hateful and isn't disabling, but just... I don't know. If I could express
it, I probably wouldn't need the music. Sometimes, you just find music by a songwriter
that you can relate to completely, and I don't know if anyone should have to explain
why that is." PCT, Cutthecord.com
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