kɹˈɪɾɪk ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ˈædəmz pɹˈeɪzd ðə "bˈuːmɪŋ, fˈɔːɹlɔːɹn sˌɛnsɪtˈɪvᵻɾi" ʌvðə sˈɔŋ "pˈeɪnfəl ɹᵻmˈaɪndɚ" ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ.
critic Gregory Adams praised the "booming, forlorn sensitivity" of the song "Painful Reminder" in particular.