Cruel Guards

Adam Greenberg from AllMusic said "Frontman Jae Laffer gives a husky delivery that swoons just a bit here and there over the top of a layer of guitar and drums, an occasional bit of keyboard inflection, and depending on the song, a bit of classic Motown-style strings." Greenberg continued "The band tells their stories, touching on the grey areas of pop, alluding to U2 in the rhythm guitar for a moment in 'Live Without'. They touch on darker beach songs in 'Confess', they evoke contemporary Bob Dylan recordings in 'Sundowner' with an almost weary, dim delivery but a grandiose chorus movement. The album defies a clear definition other than 'adult contemporary' but it's attractive, it's catchy, and it's exploratory all at once. Definitely worth a spin or two." == Track listing ==

; Standard Edition All tracks written by Jae Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton and Julian Grigor. • "Get Us Home" – 4:16 • "Ruins" – 3:42 • "Creaks" – 4:02 • "Don't Fight It" – 5:01 • "Feeling is Gone" – 3:23 • "Cruel Guards" – 5:15 • "Live Without" – 4:17 • "Something in the Garden" – 4:57 • "Confess" – 3:49 • "Sundowner" – 5:18 • "My Best Mistake" (iTunes bonus track) – 3:13 • "In Your Head" (iTunes bonus track) – 4:02 • "Cash" (iTunes bonus track) – 4:15 • "Kid You're a Dreamer" (iTunes bonus track) – 3:20 Bonus EP Limited copies of the CD included a bonus EP of covers called Join the Dots. • "Lazyitis" (Mark Day, Paul Davis, Paul Ryder, Gary Whelan, Shaun Ryder, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Sly Stone, David Essex) - 3:56 • "One Too Many Mornings" (Bob Dylan) – 2:28 • "Factory Girl" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:31 • "Who By Fire" (Leonard Cohen) – 3:04 • "Just Like a Woman" (Dylan) – 4:47 == Personnel ==

The Panics • Jae Laffer – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica • Myles Wootton – drums, percussion, vocals, orchestral arrangements • Jules Douglas – guitar, piano, vocals, hammond organ • Drew Wootton – guitar • Paul Otway – bass, vocals Additional musicians • Naomi Radom – strings • Simon Ferenci – trumpet ==Charts==