▁Keith ▁Ph ipp s ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁welcome ▁return " ▁and ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁radical ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁Smith ere ens ' ▁previous ▁work , ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁their ▁most ▁varied ▁album ▁to ▁date . ▁Ph ipp s ▁wrote ▁that ▁while ▁" She ' s ▁Got ▁A ▁Way " ▁and ▁" The ▁Last ▁Good ▁Time " ▁start ▁and ▁close ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁" class ic ▁Smith ere ens ▁fashion ", ▁God ▁Save ▁The ▁Smith ere ens ▁also ▁features ▁" wel come , ▁smooth ly ▁incorpor ated ▁variations ▁on ▁the ▁formula , ▁from ▁the ▁tr ump et ▁solo ▁of ▁" Try " ▁to ▁the ▁light ▁touch ▁of ▁" The ▁Long ▁L onel iness ," ▁to ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ie ▁Hol iday ▁favorite ▁" G lo omy ▁Sunday ." ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Th elen ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁V ault ▁r ated ▁it ▁a ▁C + ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁unlike ▁the ▁band ' s ▁earlier ▁albums , ▁which ▁were ▁" h appy - go - l ucky ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁qu ir ky ▁ways ", ▁God ▁Save ▁The ▁Smith ere ens ▁is ▁" o ften ▁a ▁bro oding ▁album " ▁that ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁Smith ere ens ▁are ▁growing ▁up ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁audience . ▁ ▁Re issue ▁bonus ▁tracks ▁" A ▁World ▁A part " ▁was ▁originally ▁written ▁for ▁A ▁Date ▁with ▁The ▁Smith ere ens , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁found ▁its ▁way ▁onto ▁Pat ▁Di N izio ' s ▁solo ▁album ▁Songs ▁and ▁S ounds .