Upon its physical release, the album was a critical success. While a few critics disparaged the album for being "forgettable," many critics have praised the album for its sonic ingenuity and commended the band for "the melodic rock they are best known for." Mike Antonich noted that the album warrants repeated listens, writing that the album's "brilliance has only grown with each repeated play." Likewise, Joel Frieders called the album "gorgeous" named it one of his top 10 albums of 2011. Moreover, expressing a nearly ubiquitous critical sentiment, Christina Smart wrote that the album "deserves to be on everyone's [top 10 list."