▁and ▁a ▁" sol id ▁start " ▁for ▁Smith . ▁Lewis ▁L ister ▁of ▁Cl ash ▁described ▁Lost ▁& ▁Found ▁as ▁" a ▁brilliant ▁first ▁draft " ▁while ▁comm ending ▁the ▁album ' s ▁production ▁and ▁sty list ic ▁bl ends . ▁Lud ov ic ▁Hunter - T il ney ▁of ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁believed ▁the ▁album ▁" comes ▁across ▁as ▁thought ful ▁and ▁authentic , ▁the ▁true ▁measure ▁of ▁its ▁success " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" a ▁composed ▁piece ▁of ▁work ." ▁Simon ▁Edwards ▁of ▁The ▁Line ▁of ▁Best ▁F it ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" pol ished ▁pop " ▁album ▁that ▁is ▁" sk il fully ▁arranged ▁so ▁that ▁most ▁music ▁fans ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁un ear th ▁some ▁element ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁relate ▁to ." ▁Le igh ▁Sand ers ▁of ▁Express ▁& ▁Star ▁concluded ▁that ▁Lost ▁& ▁Found ▁is ▁" pol ished ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁sound , ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁pop ▁and ▁R & B ▁that ▁sounds ▁int imate ▁and ▁del icate ▁given ▁her ▁often ▁so fter ▁approach ▁to ▁vocals ." ▁ ▁K ieren ▁Y ates ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁wrote ▁that ▁Lost ▁& ▁Found ▁is ▁" a ▁well - p ac ed ▁album ▁full ▁of ▁gentle ▁vocals , ▁catch y ▁pop ▁hook s ▁and ▁a ▁play ful ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁p ains ▁of ▁youth , ▁love ▁and ▁in security ", ▁although ▁the ▁" s parse ▁and ▁un in sp iring ▁production ▁doesn ’ t ▁save ▁the ▁songs ▁from ▁feeling ▁forget table ▁at ▁times ." ▁In ▁Vari ety