Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.64) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's clear that band leader Stuart Murdoch still has plenty of major league tunes left in the tank."
Entertainment Weekly (p.134) - "[They] have crafted a work more elastic and ebullient than their '90s releases." -- Grade: A-
Mojo (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[G]reat songwriting galore on Belle And Sebastian's most danceable outing to date."
Uncut (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[There's] a greater clarity to Murdoch's prose which, combined with the cinematic ambience of syncopated piano and mechanical percussion, instantly raises the bar for this album above its predecessors."
Magnet (p.88) - "THE LIFE PURSUIT continues WAITRESS' exploration of warm '70s AM pop..."

