"even darker territory" than on the lead single "Care" because "instead of romance, this new track focuses on a dying friendship". The album's third single "Worth It" was described by James Rettig of Stereogum as "a chugging and compressed track about not wanting to fall back into bad relationship patterns." Peter Helman of Stereogum described "Together" as "a sticky, melodic rocker that explodes into its satisfyingly crunchy chorus." Critical reception Fake It Flowers received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 81 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim." Album of the Year collected 21 reviews and calculated an average of 78 out of 100. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. A more critical review from Pitchfork rated the album a 6.4 out of 10: "Fake It Flowers is an album of vibes: It uses the slanted melodies and flannel-loving aesthetics of alternative rock in service of pop hooks that are almost impressively simplistic and repetitive." Thomas Smith of NME rated the record five out of five stars and wrote that the "journey from bedroom pop hero to bonafide rock star is completed in bruising fashion on the Londoner's stunning debut album of anthemic slacker rock." Robin Murray of Clash described Fake it Flowers as "a real pearl of a record" and "an instant classic debut album" which "runs on unmitigated confidence" and is "revealing, enthralling [and] enchanting". Ben Devlin of musicOMH also described the record as "a very well-accomplished debut, featuring a consistent, enjoyable style, a fully-formed persona and catchy tunes which speak to the head and heart." Mikael Woods of Los Angeles Times wrote that the album is "full of fuzzy-catchy '90s-style guitar jams". Marianne Eloise of Louder Sound noted that "with its acoustic guitars and fuzzy production, [Fake It Flowers] has retained the DIY feel of Beabadoobee's earlier tracks," while noting that throughout the record she "experiment[s] with heavier sounds". Because of "its ability to fuse pensive elation, sugary guitar charge, and sweet pop melodies", Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone compared the record to American Thighs (1994) by Veruca Salt and Totally Crushed Out (1995) by That Dog. Ryley Remedios of Exclaim! wrote that the album "aims to blur the genre barrier between '90s garage rock and