Amazon.com Earlier albums (1996's Pop Spelled Backwards and 1997's Unisex Headwave) found Jack Drag mastermind John Dragonetti to be a studio-obsessed indie rocker who liked to play with effects and sounds on his otherwise lo-fi recordings. Dope Box, the band's major-label debut, is Dragonetti's first opportunity to really wig out in the studio, and he takes full advantage of the freedom. His songwriting is as catchy as ever, mixing influences from the Stone Roses to Folk Implosion, but the songs are enhanced by vocal effects, tape loops, and a willingness to play that equals whatever the Dust Brothers did with Beck on Odelay. As a result, Dope Box is a hell of a lot of fun to listen to--and sounds like it was just as much fun to make. --Randy Silver Review ...[T]heir head-between-the-speakers trippyness makes for groovy patchwork pop. -- Entertainment WeeklyFlashbacks of West Coast psychedelia are evoked frequently on this album.... When all's sung and played, though, Jack Drag still sound like a pop band, and the rough indie-rock and hip-hop overtones never subvert the melodies at hand. -- Alternative Press