”The 100 Most Anticipated Albums of 2023” – Brooklyn Vegan
“The Bad Ends qualify as an Athens supergroup, and not just because they include two local legends.” 9/10 Stars – Uncut Magazine
“… Turbo-charged rock for sweaty dives.” 3 out of 4 Stars – MOJO Magazine
“If getting REM’s Bill Berry back behind the kit wasn’t impressive enough, the debut album by Mike Mantione’s Bad Ends is excellent in its own right.” – Uncut Magazine
“…a quintessential southern jangle rock record, full of guitars that ring and roar” – Brooklyn Vegan “One can only hope that The Bad Ends’ trajectory is only just beginning.” – American Songwriter
”A raggedy bar-rock romp with dark and disturbed undercurrents…” – Magnet Magazine
“…this is music that exists entirety in its own moment, not as part of the past.” 4 out of 5 Stars – AllMusic
“… a melodic wallop of a record and hopefully just the first page of a new chapter.” – Ticketmaster UK
“The Bad Ends are a bad-ass band. There isn’t any other way to say it… The Bad Ends are one of the great new surprises of this decade.” – Bentley’s Bandstand, Americana Highways