From PopMatters:

"On first listen, some of the new versions seemed like clear improvements, expanding the basic feeling of the demos with new instrumentation and sounds, and others seemed like clear missteps, muddling the raw energy of the EPs with unnecessary melodrama and frills. It was telling, though, that the songs whose changes I most strongly disliked were the ones I'd listened to and loved the most on the EPs; with more spins, I grew to appreciate the re-recordings and the changes ranged from powerful, at best, to, at worst, unneeded but not detrimental. And regardless of the dressing applied to them, the songs themselves are pretty exceptional."

Hopefully this guy's right, and the songs themselves are awesome enough to carry the day. We all know they're pretty awesome.

Does anyone know if Pitchfork will review this one? I searched BA on the site, and they have some blurbs from June about The Broken String, which makes me think they'll review the album. But it's not up yet, and I'm thinking tomorrow is realistically the last day before we can expect not to see it, which would be lame...