Sean Kitching of "The Quietus" said "this is a wonderful album for those whose hearts lack the cynicism to ridicule its often delirious flights of fancy, a cornucopia of synaesthetically rendered technicolor delights for those who have not yet lost the innocence required to be receptive its psychedelic splendour." Michael Rodham-Heaps of "Freq.org.uk" called it "an absolute joy from start to finish". Alex Wisgard of "The Line of Best Fit" gave the album a score of 8.5/10, saying "no one was writing music like this in the Nineties – okay, Mansun came close with "Six", but they never made a career out of songs like that, did they? And you can't imagine Cardiacs ever having an "I Can Only Disappoint U" moment - and I doubt anyone has really ever tried since. With Tim Smith still recovering from a life-threatening heart-attack-and-stroke combination which befell him in 2008, sadly the man himself is in no position either. But with their work slowly coming back into circulation, now is as good a time as any to try and unravel their mystery before anyone else catches up."