Travel On Rider

Rolling Stone (10/3/96, p.72) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Scrawl's fifth album plays like a hard, bracing survival guide for those who have made it through the torments of coming of age only to find themselves without the usual signposts of families, two-car garages, careers and a secure future..."
RIP (10/96, p.73) - 4 (out of 5) - "Power trios generally bring to mind thoughts of fiery rock dynamics (Nirvana) or hydraulic pop (Greenday). With TRAVEL ON RIDER,...Scrawl dwell on the sbutler side of that spectrum, meshing glimmering pop with hard-edged rock....Producer Steve Albini...maximizes both elements..."
Option (9-10/96, p.89) - "...the trio still embodies the promise of independent-slash-alternative rock....What sets Scrawl's world apart from the adolescent angst and disingenuous ennui of so many rockers is an intrinsic, incidental feminism..."