Pictures of Then formed in 2005 and immediately set to work finding a sonic balance between reverence for the past and vision of the future, fashioning a sound that reflected their aptly chosen name. The quintet's debut album, Crushed By Lights, has been widely acclaimed, earning comparisons to Pink Floyd and Smashing Pumpkins.

~ Brian Baker, CityBeat.com

...[Pictures of Then] spirited and buzzy...with Glam/Pop abandon, channeling Psychedelic Folk roots through
howling Indie Rock branches.

~ Midpoint Music Festival (live review)

Crushed By Lights, smells of Built to Spill and Malkmus — perhaps helping to further shape the new "Minneapolis Sound." It's upbeat, short and sweet and riddled wu=th deceit.

~Perfect Porridge