Man Alive (Everything Everything album)

[1] Critics praised the album for its originality and versatility, whilst others felt it lacked a clear direction and found the complexity of the material difficult to follow.

[2] The band brought David Kosten on board to produce after previously working together on the "MY KZ, UR BF" single in 2009, which was received positively.

[4] To commemorate the release, they played a small show at The Barfly in Camden Town dressed in white boilersuits, which the NME likened to the uniform of the anarchist group the WOMBLES.

[4] Aggregating website Metacritic reported a normalised rating of 72 out of 100, based on eight reviews, indicating "generally positive" reception.

Giving the album 3.8 out of ten, Ian Cohen of Pitchfork argued the album filled a niche that "was unoccupied for good reason", comparing its sound to "what would happen if Dismemberment Plan got a crash course in Pro Tools and a record deal with Fueled By Ramen".

Everything Everything (vocalist Higgs and bassist Pritchard pictured) performing in support of the album in 2010