The band achieved their first and only number one hit from this album, with "America" peaking at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 2006.

"[8] MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic praised the band's collaboration with producer Chris Thomas of being able to craft different genres into a unique sound with sharp musicianship that helps set them apart from their contemporaries, saying that "They make honest indie rock for those looking for a solid, good song.

Though it's not bad, we have to disperse such a thick smokescreen before we can even start to ascertain its worth – any reward has already been bled out in the disparity between expectation and reality.

In deciding to ditch their more spiky side and go all out for commercial glory, the band have lost sight of what made them special in the first place.

"[7] Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone admired the band's basic three instrument formula to deliver catchy pop rock tracks but felt that "the overall feel still falls somewhere between sterile and silly.