"[3] Emily Bornemann explains the song "Awful" is about handling "not being able to choose who you love, and ultimately being stuck with them," adding "sometimes they don't notice you the way you'd like, or put the effort in that you'd like, so you're left saying 'I never wanted it to be you.

They call the song "Joel" "one of the record's darker tracks [that] starts as a slow psych ballad before exploding into bright and upbeat.

"[1] John Pfeiffer of The Aquarian Weekly says "with a combination of pop, punk, and compositional excellence as their ammunition, I don't see how [Ceilings] can miss radio with this delicious platter.

"[2] Stereogum's review of the song "Meet You There (in Delaware)" describe it as "intricate, intertwined bass and lead guitar [that] lets you know it's going to be a rhythmic barrage from the outset.

"[5] Flood says the "vocal melody floats on a coastal breeze, it's one that seems to have crossed the Atlantic to get to her; along with the cleanliness of Justin Bornemann's lead-guitar lines–and the gassed-out gasp of Emily's rhythm playing–"Meet You There" is just as reminiscent of genial British punks Male Bonding as it is the westerly surf-punk that forms the core of Dentist's sound.