Rolling Stone (2/4/93, p.66) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...With DUSK, [vocalist] Matt Johnson displays his maturity as a songwriter, and The The reveals itself as a band in full command of its gifts at the very beginning of collective musical discovery..." Spin (3/93, p.75) - Recommended - "...far from losing himself in lament, [vocalist/songwriter Matt Johnson] exults in our corruption, housing his mad cackles in desirable melodic surroundings. Not since Karen Carpenter has a voice been so immaculately recorded..." Q (2/93, p.83) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...[vocalist] Johnson's voice booms its intimate heroism as per usual, and DUSK likewise sounds big, tuneful yet uncluttered, recalling his masterpiece, 1983's SOUL MINING..." NME (2/6/93, p.30) - "...[vocalist] Johnson is possessed by the ghost of John Lennon, as DUSK is full of heartfelt sloganeering, angst-ridden wailing and, paradoxically, a high hummability rating..." NME (12/25/93, p.66) - Ranked #19 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 LPs Of 1993' - "...DUSK was a watershed for Matt Johnson after years of apocalyptic doom-saying..