 Loud and Quiet called the album "a perfect mix of David Byrne-esque vocal upon manic tablas, mizmars, electronic beats and guitars" but also wrote that the music is "disappointingly too similar to the great breakthrough of the band’s previous production".MusicOMH wrote that Last Evenings On Earth "is an album that’s all about rhythm and energy" informed by "skill, knowledge and passion" and awarded the album 4.5/5.In a four star review, The Guardian wrote that despite the "central themes [of] disease, death and war" the album "refuses to be conquered by misery or contemplation".