IncendiaryMag.com
"A Fire To Make Preparations is one of those albums that, despite trying its hardest at times to make me run for the hills in fear of it, has ended up with me falling for it like a teenager with a crush."

Delusions of Adequacy
"The Boy Bathing immediately draw comparisons to indie luminaries The Decemberists and Loch Lomond not only with their unique blend of charming folk-pop and quaint, captivating indie-rock, but also in the literate and expressive articulations of lyricist and lead singer David Hurwitz."

Absolute Punk
"The band’s ability to build a song from the ground up, transitioning from movement to movement with sudden grace, adds an element of versatility to A Fire to Make Preparations."

Smother
With a moniker that a Catholic priest would covet, The Boy Bathing focuses on lush arrangements, strong songwriting, and smart lyricism.

Babysue
The folks in this band have a sound that is quite different from your average New York band. Instead of playing loud punk or harsh metallic rock, these folks play a slightly hazy progressive style of pop.

Pop Matters
Throughout, the arrangements lift these word-loving, intricate songs into baroque pop exuberance, undercutting anything overly sober with bubbly harmonies, strident rhythms and the sheer power of their hooks.

The World Forgot
The lyrics on The Boy Breathing’s debut album, A Fire To Make Preparations {available July 15}, are amazing.

Pop Stereo Blog
It's kind of strummy, twee, ethereal and spacey with just enough of a pop sensibility to allow them to eat your brain away after a couple of listens.

Online Rock
A Fire to Make Preparations is one of those rare things: an album with a coherent, uniform sound that nevertheless varies its style from song to song...Lead singer David Hurwitz wails through the tracks on A Fire to Make Preparations with a tremulous voice...Jeannie Scofield sounds precious-pretty when backing his earnestly wheedling sound, but when she has a moment to herself the warmth and humor in her voice has a chance to shine...The songs themselves are almost painfully sincere, as the band fearlessly flings themselves over that emotional cliff whose edge makes so many bands these days stop and shuffle their feet...The Boy Bathing strips it all off in this open heart surgery of an album.

Philadelphia Weekly
You might’ve thought sensitive singer/songwriters have bared it all before, but wait till you hear David Hurwitz spin his emotive brand of pop.

Phillyist
The lyrics are clever, and tell strange little stories; Hurwitz's vocals are intriguing and moving; the harmonies are quite lovely; the music is catchy.

Online Music Phenoms
Sometimes I think Brooklyn is like an eternal fountain of indie rock. And if that's the case then David Hurwitz must be The Boy Bathing in its waters. Which in a funny way is actually kind of the opposite of what I want to say, because –to turn the previous phrase– this kid is on fire.