▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" fun , ▁eng aging ▁ride " ▁that ▁" m aint ain [ s ] ▁Sh ined own ' s ▁power ". ▁Mark ▁St on eman , ▁writing ▁for ▁Al tw ire ▁said , ▁" Att ention ▁Att ention ▁is ▁an ▁easy ▁step ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁band ’ s ▁previous ▁effort ▁and ▁offers ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁generally ▁fun ▁and ▁reward ing ; ▁it ’ s ▁nothing ▁revolution ary ▁or ▁ground - bre aking , ▁but ▁then ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁going ▁to ▁be ." ▁ ▁Jess ica ▁How kins , ▁writing ▁for ▁Dist orted ▁Sound , ▁stated ▁that ▁" Sh ined own ▁have ▁released ▁their ▁best ▁album ▁to ▁date ." ▁How kins ▁calls ▁the ▁album ▁" in cred ible , ▁raw ▁and ▁strong ▁with ▁very ▁minor ▁fla ws ." ▁Josh ua ▁Le ep , ▁writing ▁for ▁Sal ute , ▁comment ing , ▁" the ▁overall ▁v ibe ▁of ▁Att ention ▁Att ention ▁still ▁has ▁that ▁slightly ▁dated ▁mid / late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁post - gr unge ▁v ibe ▁to ▁it . ▁Le ep ▁also ▁said , ▁rather ▁than ▁rec y cling ▁an ▁old ▁sound ... Sh ined own ▁manage [ s ] ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁sound ▁to ▁drive ▁home ▁the ▁message ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁even ▁further ." ▁ ▁The ▁S put nik ▁Music ▁staff ▁review ▁described ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁true ▁follow ▁up ▁to ▁Sound ▁of ▁Mad ness ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁stating ▁that ▁" There ▁were ▁moments ▁on ▁Am ary ll