[3] Anna Zanes interviewed Lip Critic in Alternative Press and characterized this release as "replete with their trademark manic energy and irreverent ethos" that results in a "dizzying rush that rides on snarky punk spirit, and takes us through 12 dopamine-inducing tracks".

[5] Jack Butler-Terry of DIY rated this work 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing that it justified the hype the band has received and it "establishes Lip Critic as ones to watch".

[6] Anagricel Duran of NME scored Hex Dealer 5 out of 5 stars, characterizing it as a "wildly imaginative debut" with songs that are both "freewheeling and fun" and "thrillingly dark".

[8] That magazine also published a profile of the band by Matt Mitchell that called this release "one of the freakiest, crunchiest, grossest albums of 2024".

[9] Editors at Pitchfork scored this release 7.7 out of 10 and critic Jaeden Pinder called it "a master class in genre-hopping, running the gamut of drum’n’bass, hip-hop, and ska" and praised the band's inclusion of comedy in the lyrics.