(...) After an endless wait, Helium appeared, playing to what seemed to be an adoring audience. Many people swear by this band, particularly by the talents of leader Mary Timony, but I am not one of them. After about four songs I lost interest in the mid-tempo tunes, not particularly imaginative melodies, and Timony's sleepy, soft voice. Disappointing. [I found them only slightly in the disappointing realm. I felt Mary Timony's guitar work was indeed interesting - detuned and herky-jerky (although the late 20th C whiteguy in me wonders if I would have been as "interested" if Mary Timony were Martin Timony...) - and the band sufficiently tight. If I had a problem with the performance, it was in the mix of the vocals where we were pressed up against the wall, such that Timony's voice was buried so only the breathlessness of it was heard.

Eric Sinclair
taken from the Indie-List Digest