3.5 great	John A. Hanson STAFF | June 14th 09
A bunch of really good rock songs. The vocals can be grating and the song formula is pretty consistent and unvariable, but all in all it contains some of the most instantly accessible music alexisonfire have made to date. 5 Bumps | Bump

3.5 great	HollywoodConstantine | July 2nd 09
Very political. Perhaps a step down from Crisis, which I loved. Listen to The Northern and taste the laid back brilliance of Old Cros/Young Cardinals. 2 Bumps | Bump

4.0 excellent

Tari Ajadi | June 18th 09

It's easy to go on about how they changed their style, and how they are a shadow of what they used to be, or how George sounds awful, or whatever. The fact of the matter is, these are a great collection of rock songs, with some of their catchiest and most accessible material to date. George may not sound great, but you can't scream like that for 8 years and expect to have a great voice can you? So stop hating it for what it isn't and start embracing it for what it is. 2 Bumps | Bump

2.0 poor	jaw | June 18th 09
As a big Alexisonfire fan, I'm sad to say that I was completely disappointed by this new album. While others don't mind it, George's vocal changes were a huge let down for me. I tried not letting this change sway my verdict, but IMO the songs weren't as energetic as the last album. Although there were a couple of songs that I enjoyed, overall - a disappointment. 2 Bumps | Bump

3.5 great	Ryan Incognito | August 22nd 09
Alexisonfire took some heat with their newest release Old Crows/Young Cardinals, and while it isn't up to the level of Crisis or Watch Out!, it's still an impressive album, with a couple fantastic tracks in The Northern and Midnight Regulations. It's still driving and relentless at points, but the somber atmosphere featured in a few songs gives the record a whole other dimension. 1 Bumps | Bump

3.5 great	Ludovician | June 15th 09
It's pretty good, after a few listens. Nothing jumps out at me like most of their other songs do. But it's not bad by any means. 1 Bumps | Bump

3.5 great	Charlie | June 14th 09
It's different, some songs are just not up to their usual standards. Georges screams can become a little annoying (just sound dull) Born and raised is my favourite so far. Not a poor effort though. 1 Bumps | Bump

3.5 great

Adrian Hertzberg | November 16th 09

Don't you hate when bands change musical direction for the wrong reasons? Well, this album is the perfect example of that. Following their two monstrously awesome albums, their opus Watch Out!, and their experimental, genre-bridging Crisis, Old Crows / Young Cardinals is somewhat of a disappointment. Apparently, they wanted to get as far away from the "screamo" label as they could, which is stupid for two reasons. One, they weren't ever screamo (and that term is thrown around too much anyway), and two, George's excellent scream was perhaps the best sounding of all the vocalists to be found in the post-hardcore genre. So they compromised, wrote more straightforward radio-ready tunes, and George adopted a weird gruff kind of yell in lieu of his legendary scream. It's still a great album with some really excellent tracks (most notably, The Northern and Young Cardinals), but Alexisonfire were never a great band, they were a phenomenal band. Hopefully, they can learn to be true to themselves for the next record and not naively try to avoid getting labeled. Bump

2.5 average	renny48 | October 12th 09
Overall the album is not good, but "Born and Raised" is one of my favorite songs of 09. Bump

3.5 great	Mevz | September 2nd 09
Nothing too ground breaking or phenomenal, but consistently good. Dallas's vocals are still as piercing as they were on Crisis and Watch Out! The only criticism I have is with George's screams, they seem duller and less raw than in previous albums, which is a shame, but overall a good album. Bump

3.0 good	stricken | August 25th 09
It's a solid album.. There's no terrible songs but nothing stands out either... It's just safe Bump

2.5 average	SLADE775 | July 17th 09
This style is way too saturated. Watch Out! stands as their best work. Bump

2.5 average	sspedding | June 18th 09
I never thought I'd find myself saying an Alexisonfire album is average. But this is in every way. Bump