Ten percent of proceeds from any digital sales made from the album are being donated to the Food Not Bombs mutual aid network.

"[7] Talking the album in a review for Under the Radar, Caleb Campbell stated that "[Rosenstock] is just as self-effacing, funny, and principled as ever.

"[8] Kyle Kohner was slightly more reserved when appraising the album for Beats Per Minute, claiming that "NO DREAM can be rather skin-deep when it comes to commentary on society-at-large, it’s a little more complex and tender when the record veers to Rosenstock himself as the subject.

"[6] Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Mark Deming called it a "passionate and kicks out the jams, not suggesting he wants to reinvent the wheel but that he knows how to get it to roll and pushes it fast and hard in the right direction.

[15] Pitchfork's Brad Shoup wrote that, "for longtime fans of [ska], though, each 'hup' and 'pick it up' is truly affecting", and said the album had "ample artistic merit".