Critics on Rate Your Music describe it as a "dazzling marriage of form and theme," praising its "thoughtful sugar rush" and creative use of digital vocal errors to give the song personality.
Reviews from Fantasy-Hive call it a "vital and deeply troubling work" that investigates the human relationship with nature. birdbrain
While praised for its vivid, atmospheric settings, some readers find it a "depressing account" with a slow-moving plot that only ramps up in the final pages. Alternative Rock: Birdbrain by Buffalo Tom (1990) Critics on Rate Your Music describe it as