"[2] According to Stephen Carlick of Exclaim!, Nothing's use of "towering distorted guitars, soaring falsettos and slamming, snare-heavy percussion" evoke "Slowdive's biggest moments, albeit with a little more passion.

[7] A music video for the track "Bent Nail", directed by Don Argott, was released on March 31, 2014,[8] featuring a cameo appearance by singer-songwriter Kurt Vile.

[10] AbsolutePunk staff critic Blake Solomon stated that "Guilty of Everything is the sort of first album that takes itself too seriously in the most endearing way—it's something that must be purged before a band can move on.

"[11] Tim Sendra of AllMusic wrote: "Forget about shoegaze or metal or noise rock or any other genre; this is stark, dramatic music that comes from pain and has been crafted into high art that will move and inspire listeners lucky enough to hear it.

"[6] At Alternative Press, Brian Shultz rated the album 4 stars out of 5, saying that "occasionally, this style of music gives way to too much meandering or noise for the sake of it, but Nothing's melodic and encompassing LP debut is guilty of neither.