haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ ˈælbəm ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈuːkwɔːɹm ɹᵻsˈɛpʃən fɹʌmðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mjˈuːzɪk pɹˈɛs, bˌʌt sˈɪmɪlɚli tə ðə kˈeɪs ʌv ˈɔːɹbəs tˈɛɹɑːɹɹəm, ɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvd bˈɛɾɚ pɹˈeɪz fɹʌm ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kɹˈɪɾɪks, wɪð ɹˈoʊlɪŋ stˈoʊn kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪɾ ˈeɪ "sˈɪntɪlˌeɪɾɪŋ kˈɑːntɹæst ʌv kˈeɪɑːs ænd jˈuːfəni".
However, the album received a lukewarm reception from the British music press, but similarly to the case of Orbus Terrarum, it received better praise from American critics, with Rolling Stone calling it a "scintillating contrast of chaos and euphony".