[2] In The Guardian, Laura Snapes rated this release 4 out of 5 stars, characterizing the music as "steely songs about abuse and recovery" and calling it "less oblique" than 2016's self-titled album.

[3] Dustin Van Nguyen of The Irish Times gave this album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that it "encapsulates a romantic vision of rustic, pastoral terrain" and that few musicians "can maintain either the chilly sense of isolation or epic sweep of Power's best numbers".

[5] Mother Jones' Jon Young favorably reviewed this release, ending that it "sticks with you long after it’s over".

[6] Record Collector's Mike Goldsmith gave The Two Worlds 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "so much better" than Powers' debut full-length, writing that it is "emotional and feminine, but now so much tougher and dark as hell".

[7] Atari of Sputnikmusic calls this release "completely intimate" and "conjured up from the musician’s most isolated, profound moments".