In a 2007 live review in The New York Times, Jon Pareles described the band: "Melding sustained organ chords with slow fingerpicked guitar, the Papercuts’ music merged Velvet Underground ballads with touches of the Byrds, while Jason Quever sang in a high, diffident voice about elusive love."Pareles, Jon (2007) "Three Bands on Trips That Lead to the ’60s", The New York Times, 9 March 2007 A PopMatters review described Papercuts as "a marching band on Quaaludes" and "part atmospheric, part dream pop rock, always melodic, and never boring".MacNeil, Jason (2004) "Papercuts Mockingbird", PopMatters, 7 December 2004 A Houston Press review of Can't Go Back described the album as having a "warm, sunny sound, recalling northern California circa 1968", going on to describe the band as "a lo-fi version of The Byrds".Ayers, Michael D. (2007) "Papercuts Can't Go Back", Houston Press, 28 February 2007
