The intimacy is never lost within the set's high concept: For an album centered on lonesomeness, AROMANTICISM feels warm.

"[15] In his review, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune wrote: "The songs run together, serene yet troubled, beautiful yet bruised.

"[12] Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian wrote: "When music sounds this complete and absorbing, it's a wonder we waste our lives chasing coexistence with sweaty, needy humans anyway.

"[13] Kitty Empire of The Observer gave the album a positive review, calling Sumney's falsetto "celestial" but felt the underuse of his lower register was a drawback.

[14] Shahzaib Hussain of Clash echoed the same sentiment, calling Sumney's lower register "a cottony, sinewy part of his arsenal reduced to a mere cameo.