"Stendhal Syndrome", which ironically mocked lowbrow art critics,[5] was made available for download before the album's release, as were three tracks from the album that were later released as physical singles; "Mother", which dealt with "impotent male rage" and Talbot's feminism,[2] "Divide & Conquer", about the state of the NHS, and "Well Done", which dealt with the class system.

[4] AllMusic's Liam Martin awarded it four and a half stars out of five, describing it as "the sound of an angry band reacting to an increasingly tense and imbalanced world...they deftly walk the tightrope between tragedy and comedy", calling it "a necessary and thrilling listen from start to finish".

"[8] Loud and Quiet's Alex Wisgard rated it 7/10, commenting on Talbot's "absurdist humour" and calling the band "impossibly tight".

[11] The NME called it an "expletive-laden, punk triumph that tackles the current Tory rule, toxic masculinity and mental health.

"[12] In an interview for Quietus, writer Eoin Murray described Talbot's lyrics on the album as "stark, unabashedly angry and refreshingly unadorned amid the grating instrumentation".