 Grayson Currin wrote for Pitchfork that "The Last Spire" "does not feel like a microwaved visitation with the past or some self-obsessed tribute.Rather, these pieces sound like the work of a band hoping to fortify their legacy at the end of their career rather than simply prolong it".Natalie Zed, while criticising the middle of the album as "unwieldy", praised the band for incorporating "their musical demise into their very aesthetic".