 "Orange County Register" writer Ben Wener remarked that it was "exceptionally crafted", flaunting "its money, studio expertise and synthetic window dressing in just about every air-tight sonic turn".Music critic Robert Christgau simply gave the album a "dud" rating.Christian Hoard of "Rolling Stone" found the tracks "dark and sour", saying "shimmery electronics and some tortured emo choruses" abound.