[5] Dazed and Confused stated that "the songs are uncompromisingly raw harnessing pessimistic heartache to craft tracks about birth, death and any emotional malaise you might experience in between”.

The Wall Street Journal touted the record as “one of the years best albums”, and Pitchfork proclaimed “...slack verses with palm-muted guitars give way to a monster chorus delivered with the confidence that tells you Guards know they have a hit on their hands".

[10] The Los Angeles Times proclaimed, “Guards toy with loud-soft dynamics, and touch on pastel harmonies and thick, almost ‘60s garage rock riffs, but it’s the back and forth between keyboardist Kaylie Church and Richie Follin that sets the group apart”.

IFC premiered the band's video for "Silver Lining" and stated that “it’s a boisterous and driving track that shows Guards doing what it does best: making raucous rock with a retro edge and undeniable appeal”.

[11] Guards toured worldwide the entire year in support of their debut album, opening for such acts as Queens of the Stone Age, MGMT, Two Door Cinema Club, Palma Violets.