It sounds like three talented guys having fun making music, unworried about burrowing too deep or pleasing anyone but themselves.  Full text...

This is just further exploration of their abilities with themes that may have been forgotten in previous work. It's a quick jaunt into the fun, but accomplished side of rock without the narcissism.  Full text...

On highlight tracks like “An Ecumenical Matter,” a short, off-beat, near-jammy instrumental, and “Wreckroom,” over 8 and a half minutes of powerhouse songwriting, it all comes together in musical bliss – each note and each lyric is worth poring over.  Full text...

It isn’t a classic by any means and it isn’t meant to be, and in that respect, it is a total success.  Full text...

There's no doubt Born Again is superior to its predecessor in nearly every respect. Even the eight-plus minutes of "Wreckroom"-- complete with Tweedy surrealities, wafting solos, and ambient denoument-- are more purposeful than anything on Loose Fur.  Full text...

From the very first note, there are large differences between Born Again in the USA and the band's triumphant debut. Where Loose Fur relied heavily on Jim O'Rourke's signature guitar prowess and Glenn Kotche's rhythmic drumming for their first foray, Born Again in the USA utilizes the skills of each member equally.  Full text...

It’s enough to say that Born Again in the USA is as worthy as side projects get, an album you’d want to pay attention to even if you’d never heard of its antecedents.  Full text...

As befits the usual high standards of the participants, 'Born Again In The USA' is more than just a pot of in-joke pastiches cooked up to provide a few giggles to the musicians involved.  Full text...

Tweedy, O'Rourke and Kotche are nothing but stud musicians, and their adept playing, plus the biting lyrical commentary, make Born Again in the U.S.A. a decent release.  Full text...

It's certainly a mixed bag but one that fans of all-American rock won't be disappointed with.  Full text...

It’s good for a laugh and a couple of listens, but ultimately does not resonate.  Full text...