The album was named by "Los Angeles Times" in its unnumbered shortlist of the best releases of 2007. It figured in several other end-of-year best album lists, notably, at number eight by Gigwise, at number nine by "Hot Press", and at number ten by "The A.V. Club". "The Guardian" included "A Weekend in the City" in its "1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die" list compiled in November 2007 and praised the band's "ambitious indie soundscapes packing a sizeable political punch".