[9] The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album a collection of "silky smooth and gorgeously appointed meditations on love.

"[13] The Chattanooga Times Free Press noted that Into the Oh "employs contemplative, but odd lyrics, trippy melodies and unique instruments that create a surreal, multilayered effect.

"[14] The Toronto Sun praised "Holly Oak", likening it to a "nimble amalgam [that] sounds like nothing so much as Tim Buckley, or perhaps a very young Paul Simon, trying to play Steely Dan's 'Only a Fool Would Say That'.

"[16] The Tampa Tribune concluded that the band "has largely dispensed with the power pop that peppered past efforts, and instead concentrates on creating dance grooves and throwing in odd instrumental choices.

"[12] David Byrne stated that the album has "the most beautiful and unexpected songs" and that listening to it made him "personally envious.