the album received an average score of 59/100 based on 11 reviews. Lewis Corner for Digital Spy gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and praised the album, commenting that Clean Bandit have "delivered a shimmering debut that follows the cardinal rules of pop: great melodies, simple messages and plenty of hooks". The Guardian writer Alexis Petridis gave the album 2 out of 5 stars commented, "They think they can save dance music but have no hooks, songs or lyrics – just dodgy string arrangements". He also noted that the album might have worked better as an instrumental album, partly due to its "uniformly awful" lyrics and that the group could be "capable of making a far more interesting album". Joe Zadeh for Clash magazine gave the album a 3 out of 10 and described the classical elements of the album as "independently pleasing" but also commented that its "magpie production makes for a mess of a debut album". Kate Mossoman of The Observer gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and noted that "New Eyes is proof that you can get away with pretty much anything as long as you're clever about it. Even in its more ordinary moments, it's still a classical gas." Nick Levine of Time Out London gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and described it as "classy" sounding and also "warm, inviting and frequently very catchy". Track listing Special edition 2015 re-release Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of New Eyes. Noonie Bao – vocals Sharna Bass – vocals Grace Chatto – cello, producer, backing vocals, vocals Nikki Cislyn – vocals Wez Clarke – mixing, programming Steve Dub – mixing Stylo G – vocals Jess Glynne – vocals Jake Gordon – engineer Lewis Hopkin – mastering Javeon – vocals Matt de Jong – art direction, design Lizzo – vocals Matt Maguire – viola Kandaka Moore – vocals Benedict Morgan – photography Rae Morris – vocals Jimmy Napes – vocals Liam Nolan – engineer Jack Patterson – producer, mixing, keyboards, piano, vocals, art direction, bass, body percussion, Sega Gamegear, steel drums Luke Patterson – drums Beatrice Philips – violin Mark Ralph – co-producer, mixing Florence Rawlings – backing vocals Eliza Shaddad – vocals Brett Shaw – engineer Neil Amin-Smith – violin Love Ssega – vocals Anthony Strong – piano Elisabeth Troy – vocals Ian Watt – management John Webber – mastering