Pitchfork Media gave the album a perfect score and had particularly high praise of "Surf's Up" stating, "To my ears, the song is a high-water mark of pop songwriting, positively haunting with its melodic twists and turns.
Musicians including Henry Rollins have given enormous praise to the compiled recordings, calling it "even better than advertised .. Sonically, the album is one of the best things you are likely to hear in all of your life.