The album placed high on lists of the best albums of 2007 of several publications, earning spots in the top twenty with "Tiny Mix Tapes", "The Boston Phoenix" and "Drowned in Sound". An article by "Pitchfork" gave musicians the opportunity to publicize their favorite records from 2007. "Cryptograms" received praise from Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear, ranking the album as his third favorite of 2007. Klaxons's James Righton and Black Lips's Cole Alexander placed the album on their own top tens as well.