“As the last notes of ‘Teardrops’ fade into ‘Bolts of Melody’, and your head starts to lull in a slow Hendrix – Electric Ladyland approval at another mind-blower of a song… you can take solace in the fact that you’re not even a quarter of the way into an album that will surely go down on record as some of Franklin’s finest material.”
http://www.fazer.ca/2009/01/29/adam-franklin-%E2%80%93-spent-bullets-review/

“Nearly eighteen years have passed since Raise‘s 1991 release but the glorious opener Sci-Flyer still sounds positively thrilling today.”
http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/swervedriver/raise-mezcal-head-reissues