[3] Michael Hann of The Guardian, in a 4 out of 5 stars review, called Lacuna a "delightful, rippling, sun-drenched album", where there's "barely a misstep".

"[5] Lisa Wright of NME also praised the album saying, "Taking common inspiration and twisting it into their own shape, Childhood have concocted a debut that’s more than capable of standing up to the rougher approach of their geographical peers.

"[7] Ally Carnwath of The Observer claimed "London quartet Childhood were lumbered with Stone Roses comparisons after just one single, but they're more intriguing than that.

There's enough in the circling guitar lines and dazed melodies of their debut album to induce reveries of late-80s British indie, but it's the ways they play against type that draw you in.

"[12] Sam Moore of Drowned in Sound wrote "Lacuna, then, doesn’t quite fill in a gap completely on its own, but it does lay foundations for more to come.