[2][7] In an open letter to The Music, Cub Sport's Tim Nelson said Like Nirvana is an uplifting release that doesn't shy away from the shadows, "it embraces both the light and dark with warmth.

"[8] Annabel Ross of NME praised the album as "their most stunning LP yet" and stated: "stadium-sized glory might be painfully out of reach right now, for reasons beyond their control – but on 'Like Nirvana', Cub Sport make a compelling case for post-pandemic superstardom.

"[9] Ross additionally stated "[the chorus of] "Confessions" channels Kanye West and Frank Ocean", and "is the first of many instances where vocal effects lend modern, raw tones to the record's ecclesiastical mood.

Elegantly understated and, for the most part, supremely chill, Cub Sport have stripped back the synth-pop hooks to create mellow clouds of sound intended to provide a little comfort and succour.

[10] Eleanor Pettipher of Fortitude Magazine gave the album 10/10 saying "Like Nirvana feels like a giant leap away from the Cub Sport of This Is Our Vice (2016) and Bats (2017), not to say that they've lost what makes them them, only they've honed it further and carved out their own undoubted niche.