ðə hjˈuːstən pɹˈɛs θˈɔːt ðˈæt "nˈʌθɪŋ kʊd biː mˈoːɹ ɡlˈoːɹiəs ðˌænə fˈʊl səbmˈɜːʒən ˌɪntʊ sˌaʊθpɐsˈɪfɪkz sɚɹˈaʊndsˈaʊnd mˈeɪlstɹɑːm ʌv sˈæmpəlz, ɡɪtˈɑːɹ hˈeɪz ænd ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪkə bˈiːts.
The Houston Press thought that "nothing could be more glorious than a full submersion into Southpacific's surround-sound maelstrom of samples, guitar haze and electronica beats.