It marks as a further shift to a Joy Division-influenced post-punk sound that was introduced on band's preceding album, Zoo (2012).

"[1] Allmusic critic Timothy Monger wrote: "Whether or not they're borrowing too heavily from the Ian Curtis handbook, Ceremony have a strong handle on this style, and after nearly a decade together, these new clothes fit them quite well.

"[6] Tom Walters of DIY was positive in his assessment of the album, stating: "They might not have returned to their hardcore roots, but Ceremony have veered off into an abyss of misery of despair again, and they’re back on track because of it.

"[2] Nevertheless, Now critic John Semley thought that the album "feels like a boring exercise: a band performing post-punk idolatry instead of bothering to try anything new.

"[8] Rolling Stone critic Kory Grow thought that the album "is stifled by too much restraint," while Ian Cohen of Pitchfork panned the album, writing: "Maybe it's good for a laugh, but only as a defense mechanism against the cringe-inducing experience of watching artistic expression abandon a heartbroken man at his lowest moment.