Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
| The Guardian | |
| The Phoenix | |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
| Uncut | |
The album received largely positive reviews from critics. NPR praised the songs of Middle Cyclone as "heartbreakingly beautiful and, at times, comical" and praised Case's as "one of the most memorable and seductive voices in music." The New York Times' Daniel Menaker praised her "real richness and body," writing that "She has often been described as a belter, a force of nature, a kind of vocal tornado. So this increased admixture of playfulness, delicacy and orchestral effects strikes you as the kind of variegation that artists — and species — make in order to survive and thrive."
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