ception ▁ ▁Micro castle ▁has ▁been ▁met ▁with ▁much ▁acc laim ▁since ▁its ▁release , ▁currently ▁holding ▁an ▁ 8 1 ▁rating ▁on ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁from ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁professional ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" Univers al ▁Acc laim ". ▁Both ▁T iny ▁Mix ▁T apes ▁and ▁S put nik music ▁awarded ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁a ▁perfect ▁score . ▁Sp in , ▁Billboard , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁The ▁Guardian ▁all ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁an ▁ 8 / 1 0 . ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁reward ed ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁ 3 . 5 ▁score , ▁and ▁R S ▁contrib utor , ▁Daniel ▁Kre ps ▁listed ▁Micro castle / We ird ▁Era ▁Cont . ▁as ▁his ▁favorite ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁P itch f ork ▁also ▁r ated ▁the ▁album ▁highly , ▁naming ▁the ▁album ▁ 5 0 th ▁best ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁along ▁with ▁award ing ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 . 2 ▁upon ▁initial ▁review . ▁P itch f ork ▁also ▁named ▁“ Nothing ▁Ever ▁H app ened ” ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁best ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁ 8 1 st ▁best ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . H ype ▁Machine ▁r ated ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁ 1 1 th ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁▁ ▁Tra cks ▁ 6 – 8 ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁suite ▁ ▁Person nel ▁De er h unter