“It's hard to shake off singer Davey Havok's sterile lyrics, especially when many of the choruses lean heavily on his bold, operatic delivery yet are somewhat squandered on half-cocked one-liners.”
“The timing couldn’t be better for AFI’s triumphant comeback; instead, they just sorta came back. This new LP works a “back to basics” operating principle, but it’s a “basics” that doesn’t serve them.”