 Banning Eyre of Allmusic rated the album four and a half stars out of five, saying that “wherever you stand on Real World’s arty aesthetics, you have to admire the Qawwali star’s sense of adventure here.” "Westnet" said that “"Night Song" makes a great companion to either sudden revelation or a simple evening in the forest, under the stars,” commenting that "it is certainly one of the best collaborative albums of the year.