 At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 33 professional reviews.The recording was selected as 'Album of the Week' in "The Independent", "The Guardian" and "The Sunday Times", 'Album of the Month' in "Mojo" magazine, and 'Album of the Year' by Tiny Mix Tapes.The album placed 11th in "The Wire"s annual critics' poll.