[1] Dave Simpson of The Guardian praised the album, saying: "no one makes music like this: the Night Tripper rampages inimitably through swamp blues, voodoo funk and afrobeat, with his trademark piano".

[4] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone wrote: "full of muscled, vintage R&B grooves, fevered soloing, psychedelic arrangements and oracular mumbo jumbo, it's the wildest record Rebennack has made in many years".

[10] Kitty Empire of The Observer wrote: "what emerges from their empathy is a thoroughly great record that adds punch and groove to Rebennack's humid party music".

[8] Adam Kivel of Consequence concluded: "Dr. John and Auerbach come together to capture a rich, evocative, almost apocalyptic party on Locked Down, an album that makes you dance while wondering about the state of the world".

[5] All tracks are written by Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., Dan Auerbach, Maximilian Weissenfeldt, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Brian Olive