“This, then, seems to be the thought at the album's heart: The lies we tell each other to protect ourselves and others, the stories we tell ourselves to ward off pain. “I know you're going through some tough times,” they sing on “Win or Lose,” “you can't fool me/it's coming at you from every side,/and any fool can see/that you've had hard days before.” Brooks and Kane tend to trade off the lead vocals from song to song. Brooks is in the driver's seat on this song, and there's a warmth to her low register that dismantles the fiction of the song subject's defenses. By that same token, Kane's voice is clear and laced with compassion, especially on “We Belong Here,” a song that's a balm to critical voices getting under someone else's skin. The doubts and insecurities are, too, a sort of lie, a story that needs dismantling.” - Victor Infante