The strengths of ER's songs (both old and the new ones) are their heady emotional intelligence which underscore his lyrics and his oft-contrarian pacing. (To this point; have you ever seen someone's heartbreak while they smile powerless to stop it? Or a fast-paced, upbeat song about dissolution and remorse?) - Ryan Spaulding
It’s like this. Especially with the screams and wrenching bone-deep blues on “Tirefire,” Conspiracy is a textbook lesson on how to be a true doomed crooner - Matthew Moyer