<a href="http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/06/grace-potter-and-the-nocturnals-930-club-cd-review.php">Believe the Hype: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, 'Grace Potter & the Nocturnals'</a>

<blockquote>The record's energy level surpasses anything the band has ever done, Potter's singing is better than ever, and the songwriting finally matches the group's instrumental abilities. Longtime fans needn't be alienated either: Batson hasn't shoehorned the group into some unsuitable format. What he's done is amplified and sharpen what was already there.</blockquote>

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