tɹˈaʊsɚ pɹˈɛs kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈælbəm "dʒˈɛnjuːɪnli mˌiːdɪˈoʊkɚ," ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðˈæt "ðə flˈɜːɹɪʃᵻz ðæt hæd ɪnˈɪʃəli mˌeɪd sˈʌn vˈoʊlt ʌŋkˈæni hæd tɹænsɡɹˈɛst ˌɪntʊ stˈeɪl fˈɔːɹmjʊlə."
Trouser Press called the album "genuinely mediocre," writing that "the flourishes that had initially made Son Volt uncanny had transgressed into stale formula."