 Johan Wippsson from Melodic claimed that the band has " something new to add to the world " with their space @-@ influenced modern rock . Jeremy Gladstone of Kludge commented that the album reaches its peak with " Buddha for Mary " , which he called a " virtual sonic achievement " , but felt that the quality of the songs drops off at the halfway point , describing the entire project as " top @-@ heavy " . Canadian critic Karin <unk> found the group 's sound and vision reminiscent of their " concept @-@ styled forbears " but " uniquely owned " for a contemporary audience , and wrote that the band " defies the trend by stepping out ahead of it and into the future " , giving the listener something original to enjoy . Amber <unk> from Exclaim ! echoed this sentiment , stating that the band stretched musical borders and represented something that is " a little different " , offering a " solid sound " . 
