Metacritic gave the album 65 out of 100 based on 14 generally favorable reviews. For his review of "Just Push Play" for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that it was their best album since "Pump" in 1989, but he criticized them "for not acting their age" and said the album was not much compared to "Pump" and "Permanent Vacation". He compared their production name, "The Boneyard Boys", to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' production name, "The Glimmer Twins." Ben Mitchell of "Blender" magazine said the album was better than "Nine Lives" by a little bit and feels the album was not with the times and was rather poor.