"Simon Price of The Independent called the album "touching, witty, and like everything else the Bostonian ever does, brilliant" Kyle Ryan of The A.V.Club reviewed the album positively, saying "But the album’s best moments happen when Palmer settles down and plays by herself, like on “On An Unknown Beach” or “Australia,” or her cover of Nick Cave’s “The Ship Song,” which closes the breezy album with a quietly devastating reminder of Palmer’s considerable talent."