"While Banana Skin Shoes' sprawl could've used some editing, Gough makes it clear that this isn't Hour of Bewilderbeast or About a Boy - it's about a man who's left the pain of the past where it belongs"

"Tilbage efter nedturen Damon Gough var - for musikelskere med hang til indierock - svær at komme udenom omkring årtusindskiftet. Han brillerede utrætteligt under kunstnernavnet Badly Drawn Boy ... og aktuelle 'Banana Skin Shoes' er således hans første udspil i otte år. Han er tilbage i topform, den 50-årige Damon Gough, hvis nye plade fungerer som et sammenrend af alle de gode idéer, der har hobet sig op gennem den lange pause"

"Banana Skin Shoes is a lovely return from one of the most charismatic and reliable singer/songwriters of his generation. Its foundational sentiments and structures are as memorable and smooth as they are relatable and frank, bouncing between uplifting excess and striking candidness without ever losing its playfully multifaceted and imaginative connective tissue. There's as much personal hardship here as there is outgoing celebration, so it winds up an all-inclusive showpiece for what makes Badly Drawn Boy so good"