Cranes Loved

"...Alison Shaw's previously unintelligble shrieks are nearly decipherable, and the unsettling soundscape approaches a clarity that is almost--gasp!--commercial. One gorgeous nightmare of an album..." - Rating: B+
4 Stars - Excellent - "...Can they give goth a good name at last? On this evidence, it seems so..."
"...Cranes play a broad spectrum of post-punk that finesses onto classical terrain with thick, slow cellos and simple piano phrases. It's all kept in check with James Shaw's very inventive, ashy guitar noises..."
6 - Good - "...Strange things have been happening to the Cranes. After the Cure whisked them off on a world stadium tour, they discovered the joys of melody and ceased gurgling darkly..."