 Reviews for the album were positive, although some critics were reserved in their praise due to the hype surrounding the band and the acclaim for "Tremble Under Boom Lights".Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic gave the album 4 and a half stars out of 5, saying the flawed production "turns out to be a minor complaint, because Jonathan Fire*Eater has such an individual, idiosyncratic sound that even weak moments sound kinetic.