"With the title itself honouring their local Irish boozer, "The Emerald", each track captures an ambitious balance between the mundane and the uplifting, in what they self-proclaim to be "an album for dreamers and pub jukeboxes" ... It's a development to be proud of, to feel good about, and after facing the potentially band-shattering event of being dropped by a major label it's impressive to see them persevere (releasing this album independently on their own label, Pop Committee), and do it with such positivity and gratitude"