Reinventing a Lost Art was the debut album by New JerseyâÂÂbased indie, pop-punk group, Tokyo Rose. This album was the only that featured Greg Doran on guitar, as he, soon after the release, left the band to become a guitar teacher in his hometown. Since the record's release, two more albums have been recorded, and fared better than the previous: New American Saint and 2007's The Promise in Compromise.
Allmusic reviewed the record as "misleading", yet "admirable" at the same time. Katie of Punknews said that although that there were hints of originality, the record wasn't any much different from other popular pop punk acts.