Mwng

Rolling Stone (8/17/00, p.114)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...[SFA] have the pop chops to make its experiments catchy. Tight arrangements of melodic bliss cross the Welsh-language barrier...with a bittersweetness a baby could comprehend..."

Mojo (6/00, p.97)
- "...Their commitment to their own cultural heritage and language has worked to everyone's advantage here...The rehearsal-room feel succeeds in capturing [a] organic, woody mystical atmosphere..."

Alternative Press (11/00, p.130)
- 4 out of 5 - "...This is roots music for highland mushroom gobblers stuck between 2 centuries..."

CMJ (7/24/00, p.3)
- "...A robust, nostalgic trip through the '70s....SFA fashion delicate ballads and soft, demure songs that reach for the orchestral grandeur of art rock..."

NME (12/30/00, p.77)
- Ranked #9 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year".

NME (5/13/00, p.32)
- 8 out of 10 - "...They've never stopped developing, never stopped ticker-taping ideas like some crazed code-breaking computer....MWNG is sung entirely in Welsh...[and] it's a beautiful language, a perfect mirror to their musical mix of friction, space and softness..."

Melody Maker (5/16/00, p.46)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Brilliantly clever....It might sound a bit low-budget, but it's a band speaking from their heart....a sad, beautiful record, another potent SFA spell which you'll find impossible to shake off..."