 In more mixed reviews, Pitchfork Media's Jess Harvell described "Beak" "as full of odd, compulsive energy as you'd expect from something cranked out in two weeks, made by a guy who probably had creative fuel to burn, considering that his day job took 11 years between their second and third albums".Popmatters' Robert McCallum said the album, "can at times be a frustrating listen, but a frustrating listen that is certainly not without its fruits, and these fruits can far outweigh the frustration.