▁Re ception ▁Tr ou ser ▁Press ▁writer ▁Ira ▁Rob b ins ▁named ▁Jet pack ▁Blues ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁Pol ara ' s ▁career , ▁calling ▁it ▁ ▁" a ▁modern ▁Ang lo - American ▁power - pop ▁noise fest ▁that ▁push es ▁hard ▁and ▁really ▁gets ▁somewhere . ▁... ▁The ▁album ▁sur ges ▁with ▁energy , ▁enthus ias m ▁and ▁a ▁person able ▁tone ▁that ▁cut s ▁through ▁the ▁da un ting ▁cur tain ▁of ▁sound ." ▁Chris ▁R iem ensch ne ider ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis - St . ▁Paul ▁Star ▁Trib une ▁compared ▁Jet pack ▁Blues ▁to ▁My ▁Blo ody ▁Valent ine , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁genu ine ▁bl ast , ▁full ▁of ▁rich ly ▁no isy , ▁orch estr ated ▁guitar ▁parts ▁and ▁layer ed ▁Brit - pop ▁mel od ies ." ▁Greg ▁Winter ▁of ▁C M J ▁called ▁Jet pack ▁Blues ▁" ex quis ite ," ▁with ▁" short ▁but ▁sweet ▁guitar ▁sol os ▁and ▁beautiful ▁vocal ▁harm on ies ." ▁Eric ▁Car r ▁of ▁P itch f ork ▁was ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁calling ▁it ▁" ster ling ▁space - g ospel ," ▁but ▁less ▁so ▁about ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁" sol id , ▁u pt em po ▁k ern els ▁of ▁sci - fi ▁sounds ▁( that ) ▁begin ▁to ▁bl end ▁together ▁into ▁what ▁might ▁as ▁well ▁be ▁a ▁single ▁( al beit ▁dam n ▁fine ) ▁forty - min ute ▁ep ic ."