"Syntoptikon will be a record that leaves a mark, it's too raw to do otherwise-- but that's rock for you: The guitar always has something behind it, and sometimes above it, too."
- Zach Baron for Pitchforkmedia.com (received an 8.9 album review)

"If you’re not familiar with the twenty plus years of these guys and their former incarnations, Magic Hour, Vermonster, Crystalized Movements, B.O.R.B., Wormdoom and others then you have a treasure chest of psych magic ahead of you. If you just care about right now and don’t have time for a history lesson, Major Stars are the best they’ve ever been. This 7”, “Portable Freak Factory” b/w “”Can You See Me?” on Important Records is the proof. They have some young guns pounding out the rhythm section; a badass foxy singer and three guitars to blast open your mind."
- thefader.com

The Major Stars’ fifth album is by far the band’s largest statement yet; bassist Tom Leonard’s move to third guitar and the addition of vocalist Sandra Barrett bring an entirely new dimension to a band that has already pushed aural barriers to their limits.
-Dusted Magazine

"This Boston band has been tearing up stereos like it's their destiny for a few years now. While line up changes and down time have kept these guys from full blown glory, Major Stars seems to be back on solid ground and ready to claim the crown of stoner rock kings...Here's the thing, these six people aren't making huge leaps in terms of the advancement of their musical style. But their not trying to either. In a day when a lot of acts seem fixated on pushing boundaries and crossing lines between what is music and what is not, Major Stars just wants to rock. While it's easy to get caught up in the latest sound and the latest trend, these guys are finding out that it all comes full circle anyway. Now bands like The Sword and Early Man and grabbing press clips left and right… well, Major Stars have always been here. So get the album, turn up the volume, and get your best air guitar face on, because shit is about to get bananas.."
- Jake Haselman, Indieworkshop.com


"Palace Tavern, October 29. This blistering Massachusetts psych-rock supernova hit town with three guitarists and a new singer who laid claim to the entire floor. And then, the pigs came.…"
- Top Live Shows of 2005, Time Out New York