[1] In his review for AllMusic, Mark Deming stated: "though Loose Future lacks a bit of the grand-scale drama of Honest Life and Old Flowers, it's full of well-crafted songs performed with the skill and passion they deserve, and it's another worthy album from a songwriter who only gets better as she matures".

[10] John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote: "produced by Sam Evian, Loose Future is brighter and more buoyant than Andrews' prior output, the Arizona-born artist displaying her well-honed songwriting and impressive vocal skills while adopting a pop-adherent sound".

[4] Writing for Pitchfork, Stephen Thomas Erlewine resumed: "the smooth, radiant production doesn't amount to commercial pandering: it's assured, exploratory, and warm music that mirrors Andrews' newly opened heart".

[7] Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter wrote: "it just over a half hour, the short but compelling set finds a generally chipper—if somewhat guarded—Andrews expanding her musical boundaries and peering cautiously to a brighter, more fulfilling, and looser future ahead".

[5] Chris Thiessen of Under the Radar wrote that the album "invites us into a place of delight and reminds us that "These Are the Good Old Days", that it's okay to eschew the five-year plan and greet the future with open hands, that a gratuitous smile or warm song can be truly life-giving".