kˈeɪt sˈʌlɪvən ʌvðə sənt. pˈɔːl paɪənˈɪɹ pɹˈɛs kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈælbəm "ɐ sˈaʊndtɹæk fɔːɹ nˈaɪttaɪm mˈɪstʃɪf, ɐ dɹˈiːm sˈaɪkəl" ðæt wʌz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ "ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv sˈɔŋz, bˌʌt ɐ koʊhˈiːsɪv ˈænɪməl ɡˈaɪdᵻd baɪ flˈʌks ænd moʊmˈɛntəm."
Kate Sullivan of the St. Paul Pioneer Press called the album "a soundtrack for nighttime mischief, a dream cycle" that was not so much "a collection of songs, but a cohesive animal guided by flux and momentum."