For The New York Times, Jon Pareles wrote that the singer "deploys her small voice shrewdly" on the album, creating a "jaded growl" on "You". Saeed Saeed of The National saw it as "a vehicle for her most lacerating set of lyrics to date", while for Retropop, "You" contains some of the singer's most pointed lyrics to date.
For The New York Times, Jon Pareles described the singer as "utilizing her small voice astutely" on the album, creating a "jaded growl" on "You". Saeed Saeed of The National viewed it as "a platform for her most piercing set of lyrics to date", while for Retropop, "You" contains some of the singer's most incisive lyrics to date.