[1] Glasper used material from artists such as Radiohead, John Legend, Joni Mitchell, Kendrick Lamar and Jhené Aiko several different music genres to give a more straight forward sound than he put out with his other band.

[4] AllMusic's Thom Jurek praised the album, writing "this set is welcoming, open, and warm: it invites fans of all of his musical pursuits along for the ride".

[5] Rob Caldwell of PopMatters wrote that the album "stands, in the end, as a multi-layered work possessing an air of adventure, while still remaining accessible.

[8] John Fordham of The Guardian wrote: "quotes on black self-respect from Harry Belafonte and the haunting sound of a piano-shadowed children's chorus namechecking African-Americans who have died at police hands furnish some sobering context for a warm, musical and humane Glasper venture".

[7] Chris Barton of Los Angeles Times resumed: "amid so much rewarding yet familiar ground, Covered sounds more like a step sideways rather than forward".