[1] Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Elisabeth Esselink continues to recycle bad music into good, sampling the kitschiest, cheesiest records in her shop and shaping them into her distinctive musical vision.

"[2] S. Murray of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, saying, "Pick Up is a strong developmental achievement in the right direction for Solex, and should stand as inspiration for used record store owners the world over.

"[3] T'Cha Dunlevy of The Gazette called it an unpredictable album where "noise is contorted to suit her melodic ends.

Her voice is sweet and dreamy; songs materialize out of abstraction, sounding like they were there all along."

They concluded it was a "distinctly creative, skewed and happy album".