"This demo from the Scam is probably the rawest of this month's collection but it is by no means the worst. The 4 songs here are all heavily led by the impressive vocals with the instrumentation kept to the bare minimum. Whether this is intentional or not I don't know but it does provide the demo with a laid-back feel. The songs themselves are well developed and I can't help but wonder what they sound like live... Well worth investigating if you're in the London area."

From Making Music Magazine, March 2002:

A four-piece, originally from Oxford, who formed around the time of Radiohead’s rise to prominence. Not that they sound anything like that; perish the thought. They describe themselves as ‘folk-funk’ which, I admit, doesn’t endear them to me much at all. On paper, anyway. The reality is very different. ‘Me and How I React to Situations’ reminds me of The Faces, fronted by that bloke who used to be in Menswear. All mockney cockney attitude, a bit of flamboyance in the lyric department, and a floating horn section which would fit equally well in a ska band. It all works much better than it’s probably sounding to you right now – kind of dated, for sure, but in a good way. I’ve not heard this particular combination of styles before, and it’s quite refreshing. ‘In Your Town Tonight’ is an oddly innovative number which puts me in mind of Steve Harley during his frequent weird moments. Firmly entrenched in the 1970s, and not nearly as memorable as its predecessor, it’s still a very decent listen. ‘My Day’ sounds like early Rolling Stones. What’s the deal there? ***½