Fine Art Of Self Destruction

Rolling Stone (3/20/03, p.67) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Malin's Gothamized high-mountain whine makes you care about these stories of bad childhoods, old girlfriends and disintegrating bohemias..."
Entertainment Weekly (2/7/03, p.82) - "...Malin has the heart - and the tunes - to pull off the tattered troubadour trip. Meet the Springsteen of Avenue D..." - Rating: B+
Uncut (1/03, p.95) - Ranked #20 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year" - "...It's everything you could ever want from a modern rock record. The find of the year..."
CMJ (2/3/03, p.6) - "...An album of deeply emotive and reflective alt-country...This is an album that, through an unexpected approach, perfectly captures what it's like to live in the Big Apple in the 21st century..."