▁band ' s ▁split ▁with ▁En vy ▁last ▁year , ▁yet ▁spe ck led ▁with ▁retro ▁st yl ings ▁of ▁previous ▁albums . ▁S put nik music ▁also ▁gave ▁it ▁four ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁stated , ▁" Just ▁when ▁Th urs day ▁seems ▁to ▁stir ▁in ▁un famil iar , ▁unw anted ▁territory , ▁they ▁manage ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁happen ." ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁B ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" the ▁band ’ s ▁dens est , ▁most ▁accomplished ▁album ▁to ▁date , ▁with ▁son ic ▁layers ▁and ▁the ▁complexity ▁of ▁a ▁big - bud get ▁record , ▁without ▁the ▁b loat ." ▁N ME ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁seven ▁out ▁of ▁ten ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁worthy ▁addition ▁to ▁Th urs day ’ s ▁canon ." ▁ ▁Other ▁reviews ▁are ▁average , ▁mixed ▁or ▁negative : ▁Bl ender ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁" amps ▁up ▁the ▁band ’ s ▁ag gro ▁gu it ars , ▁cookie - mon ster ▁y ells ▁and ▁pro gg y ▁amb ition ." ▁Billboard ▁gave ▁it ▁an ▁average ▁review ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁" m eld s ▁the ▁band ' s ▁hard core ▁influ ences ▁with ▁sho eg aze ▁and ▁atmos pher ic ▁elements , ▁with ▁mixed ▁results ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁also ▁gave ▁it ▁an ▁average ▁review ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁least ▁p ung ent ▁and ▁immediate ▁Th urs day ▁album ▁since