Rolling Stone (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Low Anthem render the ghosts and damaged souls in these songs with delicate precision..."

Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "Exotic instruments blend to create tonal colors, and rough-hewn voices tell stories of longing and mortality. It's a quiet, modest success..." -- Grade: B

Q (Magazine) (p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Throughout, there's a willingness to genre-hop, from the beguiling beauty of country laments 'Burn' and 'I'll Take Out Your Ashes' to the classical-influenced 'Wire.'"

Paste (magazine) - "[F]ull of echoes, hushed vocals and stripped-down beauty. You'll be greeted by gorgeous harmonies on 'Ghost Woman Blues.'"

Clash (magazine) - "Joyous, pensive, cathartic and hymnal in equal measure, this is the human condition set to music."

Uncut (magazine) (p.85) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The sounds on SMART FLESH may be muted, but there is power and daring in its pursuit of stillness. File under: a quiet storm."