▁All Music ▁pra ised ▁the ▁album ▁for ▁its ▁production ▁and ▁lyr ics , ▁comparing ▁them ▁posit ively ▁to ▁The ▁Cl ash , ▁Mission ▁of ▁Bur ma ▁and ▁Gang ▁of ▁Four , ▁saying ▁that ▁" H alf ▁dance ▁party , ▁half ▁political ▁r ally , ▁Goth am ! ▁is ▁a ▁rock ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁era ." ▁Les lie ▁Gil otti ▁of ▁Play lou der ▁pra ised ▁the ▁band ▁for ▁craft ing ▁songs ▁that ▁str addle ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁fun ▁dance - p unk ▁and ▁political ▁topics ▁surrounding ▁Post - 9 / 1 1 ▁New ▁York , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁" The ▁right - on ▁politics ▁will ▁definitely ▁appeal ▁to ▁left y ▁s log ane ering ▁students , ▁but ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁never ▁get ▁ted ious . ▁Goth am ! ▁is ▁an ▁infinitely ▁dance able ▁and ▁certainly ▁insight ful ▁record ▁that ▁gets ▁better ▁with ▁each ▁listen , ▁on ▁every ▁frequency ." ▁Brad ▁C oh an ▁of ▁Pop Mat ters ▁pra ised ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁Gold sw orth y ▁and ▁Mur phy ▁for ▁devi ating ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁debut ▁album ' s ▁sound ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁hook - he avy ▁and ▁body ▁moving , ▁saying ▁that , ▁" Un like ▁The ▁R apt ure ▁and ▁Li ars , ▁who ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁philosophy ▁but ▁util ize ▁a ▁more ▁angular ▁and ▁an arch ic ▁pose , ▁Radio ▁ 4 ’ s ▁Goth am ! ▁is ▁a ▁near - per fect ▁hy brid ▁of ▁perpet ual ▁rh ythm , ▁flow ▁and ▁hook s ." ▁