 "Ghost" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics.At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on six reviews.Writing for "Pitchfork", Katherine St. Asaph provided a favorable review, placing particular praise on the "versatility" and "empathy" expressed in the tracks' lyrics.