Andrew Leahey of AllMusic says, "He's rarely sounded as convincing as he does here, having suffered enough misery during the previous 12 months to make his blues-influenced songwriting all the more persuasive.

"[1] Lizza Connor Bowen of American Songwriter writes, "Will Hoge’s aptly titled The Wreckage was born after the Nashville rock and roller was sidelined by an auto accident in 2008.

With free time to recover and ruminate, Hoge bows a melodic collection with lyrics that lean more toward introspection than his previous work.

"[2] Steve Leftridge of PopMatters gives the album 6 out of a possible 10 stars and says, "The record starts with a couple of terrific rockers, the thumping ‘Hard to Love’, about the disconnect between needing someone and the urge to bail out ‘in this damn world of lies’, and he backs up such a sentiment with a procession of emotionally raw songs.

"[4] Paste's review of the album says, "Hoge, the Nashville native, creates climates that are frustrated sets of spaces and people, just trying to bang their heads through their walls so that they can finally get over to the other side, where there's still no guarantee that things are going to be improved, but they'll be different and potentially better than they are now.