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"A fast moving blend of buttons and strings which incorporates dynamic key changes and where each instrument is aware of it’s role in the set...my highlight is track five..These are played with a gentleness that contrasts with the high paced reels of earlier but still retains the sparkle."
- Eileen McCabe, Irish Music Magazine (July 2010)

"With Marshall providing a steady foundation..Robinson and Stevens can paint freely on top, spicing it up with whirling dervish licks or adding textural layers to steady the waters...not unlike new-grass pioneer Nickel Creek's self-titled debut in that it takes refuge in a tradition, but uses that context to shine."
- Mike Olcott, The Portland Press Herald (July 2010)

"Listening to the Press Gang is an elemental experience. The trio from Maine plays dance music from the New England and Celtic tradition, but breathes a unique life-force into the melodies. The jigs and reels have... a lyrical, effervescent spontaneity while retaining rhythmical perfection. In contrast, the soulful, swirling quality of the airs leaves one feeling suspended between earth and sky."
- Julia Lane, Castlebay Music, Inc. (July 2010)

"These guys play with a real heart and passion, and they've captured it all organically, with every instrument seemingly right on top of the mic, but enough sense of the room that you can hear a foot tapping...And just try to pick out the original among the traditional numbers. That it's damn near impossible shows you how invested this trio is in their music."
- Sam Pfeifle, The Portland Phoenix (July 2010)

"There are three reasons for Boston area Irish music fans to like this trio: They’re young, they’re from New England, and they’ve clearly got a strong dose of Irish trad in their collective bloodstream. Oh yes, one more reason: They’re very good."
- Sean Smith, The Boston Irish Reporter (June 2010)