"Bands like the Gossip have the ability to make even the most jaded of listeners get up out of their seat and start dancing, but all of those uncontrollable dance jitters consist of a hip-shaking or torso-twisting formula. With tracks like the serrated honky tonk boogie of “Eyes Open,” the dance formula will most likely be feet shuffling and hand clapping...

While some may find the rhythmic pace and/or basslines to be repetitive throughout the album, Standing in the Way of Control is still an iron clad effort. Non-believers take note: the Gossip’s word is worth preaching."

-treblezine.com