'31knots is going full-steam ahead, stealing from only the best: the trio's latest album title, A Word Is Also a Picture of a Word (54°40' or Fight!), was cribbed from Don DeLillo's Libra; their sound swipes Fugazi's muscular rhythms and Gang of Four's energetic musical dialectic, along with King Crimson and Yes' proggy forays into chord progressions unknown. It's all on the up-and-up, however, because the end result is so listenable ? sharp edges, impassioned vocals, and all.' - SF Bay Guardian