"With the release of Story, The Minor Leagues are poised to become the major local presence that was imagined for them three years ago. The band’s appearance at the showcase at MidPoint presented by its label, Datawaslost, was a revelation. And the band’s recent CD release show at Mayday was packed with fans exultant at their return."

- Citybeat Interview

"Catchy North American alternative indie pop that comes with a quirky happy uplifting twist, a touch of Beach Boys and maybe if Pulp were American? Some kind of Smile-like pop-rock opera that’s flavoured with 60’s soul, 70’s glam, 80’s U.S new wave and 90’s Brit pop without ever really being that obvious about any of it. Clever orchestral pop hooks, all glowing and golden and impossible not to like"

- Organ Magazine Online

"This Story Is Old… is a nearly perfect soundtrack to the messiness of being a twenty-something."

- OneGreatCity Blog

"Exuberant, horn-laced pop, performing that endearing trick of sounding more slapdash than it actually is."

- Fingertips Music Blog

"Probably the best point of reference and/or comparison here is The New Pornographers...although the overall similarities are minimal. Like the Pornographers, Minor Leagues tunes feature thick and busy arrangements and lots of intricate vocal layering. This album features a mindblowing number of guest artists...we counted 23 additional folks adding their talents to these recordings. In terms of melodies, the songs on This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On feature vocal melodies that dive all over the place like an out-of-control roller coaster. And yet these songs are--for the most part--basic pop. This, the band's fifth full-length release, is chock full of ideas and sounds. It's kinda like a heady hodge podge collection of indie pop sounds from various decades and countries. A word of warning. This l'il sucker takes a while to sink in. But we found it is more than worth the time spent getting familiar with this band's music."

- Babysue Reviews

A gripping musical fantasy, we were engulfed within a torrent of grey skies and self doubt before `The Love That Never Was` stole the calm from our speakers. Indie-Pop with with a translucent glow of Pomp and Circumstance, an impressive collection of orchestrated sounds and movements. You have approximately one month to add this to your best of 2009 lists.

- Mojophenia Blog

Pop and soul of the 60s, glam rock and 70's, 90's britpop ... A mixture of influences with brilliant results in the new music of The Minor Leagues. The Ohio group led by Ben and Patrick Helmes Walpole published in the seal Datawaslost This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On their fifth album. Good Boys and The Love Than Never Was are two songs that really should not miss.

- Planetapop (Spanish)

"Cincinnati band The Minor Leagues, bring seven different members together as their lineup offers up multitudes of talent and sufficiently covers all of the musical bases. This collective effort comes across immediately on This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On, as it is the bands fifth record and really starts to exhibit their veteran recording experience through simple but solid indie pop songs. You can imagine with such a giant group you may get too many different directions but The Minor Leagues did a superb job of not letting numbers get in the way of keeping This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On consistent and concise as the record only runs 35 minutes. Even though different tracks may present bigger sonic soundscapes with horns or other more orchestrated instrumentation, The Minor Leagues true strength is the way they blend a 60's rock vibe with a smooth Brit-pop delivery and really make something unique that is inviting and noteworthy!

- The Fire Note

This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On is the recently released fifth album from The Minor Leagues.  The band is guaranteed to delight fans of indie pop, and includes some of the best Anglo flair this side of the Atlantic.

- Snob's Music Blog

Beulah & New Pornographers would be quite proud to include this as part of their own discography, it's saccharine sweet on the surface, but with a yummy, hardier, chewy Starburst center to it that with each chew, just keeps bursting your mouth with it's deliciously fruit flavour!

- Tsururadio

Cincinnati's The Minor Leagues have just released their latest album called "'This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On". For all of you Indie Pop lovers this should be a dream come true, their song are fresh with little amount of harmonies that add the sunny into this story telling album.

- Indiehere

It's truly amazing how much the members contrast but at the same time how much they work together to create absolutely fabulous pop music. These guys are so hyper active and perky that their songs are by far more cheery then either of their contemporaries.

- The POP! Stereo

Indie Pop collective The Minor Leagues return with the new This Story is Old, I Know, But It Goes On (released by Chicago/Cincy imprint, datawaslost), another dazzling, epic album that revolves loosely around a concept/ storyline, yet lacks all the pompousness of a “Rock Opera.” The Leagues take the history of Pop Rock music (from The Kinks to Blur to Apples in Stereo) and shape it into their own image, sounding a little like everything and a lot like nothing you’ve heard.

- Cincinnati Citybeat 11/11/09

The band’s new album, the just-released This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On, has been in the works for nearly five years — some of the recordings predate TML’s last release, 2006’s The Pestilence Is Coming — and is a marvel of synth driven guitar Pop with more edge than a six-foot Exacto blade.

- Brian Baker, Citybeat Blog