At the time of release Til the Band Comes In" received negative reviews by the majority of critics. Critical reception of the album has warmed considerably since Walker was critically reappraised in the decades following The Walker Brothers' 1978 album "Nite Flights". The album is now classed as a worthy if somewhat compromised follow up to Walker's first four studio albums (not counting Walker's TV companion album; '). Scott Plagenhoef writing for Pitchfork Media in 2008, describes Scott Walker's originals " a step down from those on his previous two albums" but "worthwhile nonetheless".