"Pitchfork" wrote that "Shine Through" had "flashes of keen musical interpolation" and signaled "some sort of greatness", NPR named the track "Nascimento" as song of the day, and "Absolute Punk" noted that "Shine Through" flows beautifully from one track to the next, infusing old-school funk and soul with a modern essence that makes it incredibly unique  
Also in 2009, while working on his second album, Blacc toured Europe and the United States with Emanon, and collaborated with the Japanese hip hop producer Cradle on a project called Bee.In 2006 Blacc attended the Melbourne Red Bull Music Academy.