ɐlˈɛksɪs pɛtɹˈɪdiz fɹʌmðə ɡˈɑːɹdiən sˈɛd ðˈæt "ˌɔn stˈɑːɹz ɑːɹ blˈaɪnd, ðə kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈɪni kˈɑːdɹˈɛɡiː ænd jʊɹkˈɔːlɪzbˌiːɪŋhˈɛldɪnɐkjˈuː vˈoʊkəl tɛknˈiːk ɹɪzˈʌlts ɪn sˈʌmθɪŋ sˌoʊ plˈæstɪki, ɪts pɚvˈɜːsli ɛndʒˈɔɪəbəl".
Alexis Petridis from The Guardian said that "on 'Stars Are Blind', the combination of tinny cod-reggae and your-call-is-being-held-in-a-queue vocal technique results in something so plasticky, it's perversely enjoyable".