▁acc laim " ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁A ▁majority ▁of ▁music ▁publications ▁gave ▁July ▁ 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁stars , ▁among ▁them ▁N ME , ▁D rown ed ▁in ▁Sound , ▁Bl urt ▁and ▁Pop Mat ters , ▁In ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁Pop Mat ters ▁called ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁" tri umph " ▁and ▁" one ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ' s ▁best ▁albums ▁so ▁far ", ▁while ▁Sp in ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" master fully ▁composed ▁release ". ▁Vice ▁Media ' s ▁No ise y ▁website ▁discussed ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁writing ▁that ▁" the ▁dark ly ▁lit ▁July ▁is ▁a ▁mo ody ▁trip ▁through ▁heat ▁sp ells ▁and ▁night ▁drives ... ▁Nad ler ' s ▁quiet ▁song writing ▁and ▁eth ere al ▁sound ▁give ▁July ▁a ▁sound ▁that ' s , ▁at ▁times , ▁almost ▁sin ister ". ▁Steven ▁Rosen ▁of ▁Bl urt ▁wrote ▁that ▁Nad ler ▁managed ▁to ▁achieve ▁an ▁" al most - hall uc in atory ▁effect ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁singing , ▁often ▁multi - track ing ▁the ▁voice ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁g host ly ▁pill ow ing ▁effect ". ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Nad ler ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Father ▁John ▁M ist y , ▁re le asing ▁a ▁split ▁ 7 " ▁on ▁B ella ▁Union . ▁Father ▁John ▁M ist y ▁covered ▁Nad ler ' s ▁" D rive ", ▁while ▁Nad ler ▁covered