▁music ▁fits ▁the ▁album ▁art ▁because ▁it ▁sounds ▁like ▁something ▁you ▁would ▁work ▁out ▁to , ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁particularly ▁enjoy able ▁record ▁in ▁and ▁of ▁itself ." ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁for ▁I on ▁magazine , ▁writer ▁Tre vor ▁R isk ▁was ▁very ▁har sh ▁towards ▁H anging ▁Gard ens , ▁calling ▁it ▁" comple t ely ▁bland , ▁with ▁maybe ▁enough ▁good ▁musical ▁ideas ▁to ▁fill ▁one ▁track ▁at ▁best ." ▁His ▁review ▁also ▁l amb asted ▁that ▁labels ▁" en list ▁electronic ▁acts ▁to ▁p ump ▁out ▁LP s ▁either ▁to ▁ful fill ▁contract s , ▁or ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁legit im ize ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁“ pop ” ▁and ▁claim ▁that ▁they ' ve ▁all ▁moved ▁on ▁from ▁doing ▁rem ix es , ▁as ▁if ▁that ' s ▁below ▁them ▁at ▁this ▁point ." ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁H anging ▁Gard ens ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁numerous ▁year - end ▁lists . ▁It ▁was ▁number ▁ 3 7 ▁on ▁a ▁year - end ▁list ▁of ▁best ▁albums ▁by ▁independent ▁music ▁blog ▁Ob sc ure ▁Sound , ▁where ▁Mike ▁Mine o ▁called ▁it ▁the ▁" life ▁of ▁the ▁party ," ▁" v ibr ant ▁and ▁br imming ▁with ▁color ," ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁" sh ows ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁eng aging ▁sounds ▁and ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁electron ica ▁scene ▁today ." ▁Put ting ▁the ▁LP ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 7 ▁on ▁their ▁" 5 0 ▁best ▁albums ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3