"This is high-quality melodic indie pop... The real standout here is"Sunday Ladies", a true pop triumph that veers from Shins-ish indie pop, to the Beatlesque, to music hall and back again all in the space of a few minutes." - Absolute Powerpop - 5/28/08"The songs…give the past and the present equal footing: Working primarily with lush ballads and driving pop jangles, Shakermaker is very tuneful but slightly psychedelic, Merseybeat with slurred speech, a combination that offers both immediate attraction and escape." Independent Weekly 4/16/08"The Chapel Hill quartet creates indie pop tracks that wash over the listener and elevate them with an air of affability. A cut such as “Sunday Ladies” employs the vintage short-play singles format, cashing out at just shy of two-and-a-half minutes, but is potent enough to lead it to become a memorable experience on every listening." - Daily Tar Heel 4/17/08