"[1] Barton delivers a "haunting" vocal performance with a stunning, cinematic piano line along with the imagery created by the lyrics, this friction really hones in on the idea that life can be simultaneously kind and cruel, in equal measure.
YMX MusicBlog compared the track to the darkly dramatic vocal delivery of Tori Amos and the blissfully bare atmosphere created in the work of Sufjan Stevens.
The Other Side Reviews complement the song lyrics as, "...painting a dark drama with an undertone of hope" and how A Peaceful Killing, "... draws you in with an epic piano line that sends you soaring into the atmospheric soundscape."
Turtle Tempo compares it as a "Reminiscent of Tori Amos and Fiona Apple... ‘A Peaceful Killing’ takes on the painful and pleasurable aspects of reality.
Rich piano melodies are woven through the choral echoes of the lyrics creating a perfect reflection of the man resigned to carry the souls of those who couldn’t bear the weight alone.