[8] Reviewing for The New York Times, Jon Pareles said, "The music is denser and more intricate, conjuring symphonic grandeur alongside overdriven noise.

[9] Maura Johnston of Pitchfork praised the band's mix of pop sensibilities and rock performance: "Old LP works because its growth doesn't pander to modern notions of 'cool.'

Club wrote that the band "commit to graceful indie rock and poppy alt-rock, but sound happiest when revisiting the jubilant pop-punk hooks of its heyday".

[1] For The Line of Best Fit, Alex Wisgard praised Old LP for expanding the band's sound and found that it "is so assured and confident, it's easy to imagine another two decades of additional back catalogue we simply never heard".

[11] Scott D. Elingburg of Under the Radar called the album "a steady, hard-won set of songs that unfold after many, compounded listens".