Similarly mixed, Christopher Hess - reviewing the album for The Austin Chronicle in the lead up to the band's performance at SXSW - noted that "Bardo Pond's brand of drug-rock, thick as a hot kettle full of snot, is more explorative than experimental.
Christopher Hess' review of Bardo Pond's album for The Austin Chronicle before their SXSW show highlighted that their unique blend of psychedelic rock, often described as heavy and complex, is actually more curious and exploratory in nature.