"With
her charming combination of vulnerability and resolve, Kara Lafty makes
indie-pop songcraft sound effortless. The Jane Anchor's first full-length is
sticky sweet with all the boy-girl harmonies, jangly guitars and kinetic energy
that Lafty and crew deliver live, but it also shows them occasionally taking a
smoother road.
M.J. Fine, Philadelphia City Paper (Best Local CDs of 2004)
"On this new record TJA crashes over you in a wash of sound - crisp and taut, but full and warm at the same time. The songs are richer and deeper than anything they've done before, and the overall effect is one of great promise starting to be realized."
Jim McGuinn, Y-100 Program Director (WPLY 100.3, Philadelphia)
Lafty's
music has its own honest voice that is nothing if not sincere; it is bold and
self-confident even at its most reflective.
David Brecheisen, Pop Matters
"What sets the songwriting prowess of Ms. Lafty apart from the hoards of fakers and pretenders is her overwhelming love of the almighty guitar and the pure dynamics of a tight rock band. Her imagination, emotions and the looming visage of a distortion pedal meet in a lovely union that makes this CD a winner."
Pulse of the Twin Cities
"Live
show staples "Crawl," "Sinner" and "Give Me a
Reason" are polished and preserved. Intense new tracks such as the fierce "Skyline" and introspective "Anniversary" rock out, but meticulously. No surprise there; Lafty's a perfectionist."
Patrick Rapa, Philadelphia City Paper
Kara Lafty leads the band with her crooning and guitar play and is aptly backed up with a band that knows how to rock out to even the most sublime of tunes.
J-Sin, Smother.net
