Pitchfork writer Rob Mitchum said that despite some slow-placed tracks, the album was a return to form into My Solo Project territory thanks to the production work of John Croslin and Jim Eno leading them there, saying that "Team Boo turns out to be a surprisingly respectable junior-year effort-- one that puts Mates of State in the small minority of indie-pop bands that don't fall under the one-album-and-out rule." Mackenzie Wilson of Rolling Stone praised the duo's elegant and idiosyncratic musicianship complementing their vocal harmonies, saying that "Gardner's girlish vocals snugly wrap around her husband's boyish charm, letting on to Mates of State's genuine love for music as well as for one another."
Rob Mitchum, a Pitchfork critic, noted that despite some tracks placed at a slower pace, the album marked a return to form in the style of My Solo Project thanks to production by John Croslin and Jim Eno. He stated that "Team Boo" turned out to be an unexpectedly respectable sophomore effort-- one that places Mates of State among the small indie-pop bands not bound by the one-album-and-out rule. Mackenzie Wilson, from Rolling Stone, commended the duo's refined and unique musicianship alongside their vocal harmonies, describing how Gardner's delicate vocals complement her husband's boyish charm, revealing the band's genuine love for music as well as each other.