"Following 2016's excellent Meet the Humans, former Beta Band mastermind Steve Mason takes a more organic and collaborative approach on his fourth solo album, About the Light. While his later catalog has increasingly revealed his acumen as a more straightforward pop songwriter ... Well-conceived, vibrant, and executed with attitude and aplomb, About the Light is a career standout for Mason"

"The infamous Beta Band frontman could have lingered in the shadow of his cult-figure fandom; instead, on his fourth solo album, he sings directly about the long process of growing up ... As a portrait of happiness, About the Light strikes its deepest chords when Mason acknowledges the long road he took to find it"