Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) saw "Tilt" as Broudie's attempt to modernize the band's sound. According to Jason Damas, also of AllMusic, although "Ian Broudie is probably one of the least likely people to embrace electronica," "Tilt" brings some of the band's "dancier undertones" to the forefront. He also noted that the band were "no strangers to stiff, computerized beats" because Broudie had used a drum machine to round out the Lightning Seeds' sound when it was still a solo project prior to 1996, and said that, as such, "Tilt" "is neither electronica or rock, but merely danceable pop" and said it was "harldy a
Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) slick pop band. This is not to say that "Tilt" is a bad record, however; it's quite the opposite. Some of the lyrics here are Broudie's most affected yet, and some of the arrangements are very exciting." He singled out "Life's Too Short" and "Crowdpleaser" as highlights. Nicholas Barber of "The Independent" called it Broudie's "best album yet", with "some of his strongest, most affecting melodies". It was highlighted by the newspaper as "Disc of the Week." Rob Bolton of "Exclaim!" urged readers to "get it" and noted that "the magic is still there. Broudie... knows how to please a