sentences: "AllMusic's John Bush felt that "Sinking" was not as dark as "Cover the Crime", but commented that it added "a contemplative earthiness gained from the blues and film music [...] while the orchestral flair of closing track 'The Last Stand' show The Aloof working through a variety of inspirations with a surplus of good ideas to back them up".In 2002, "FutureMusic" magazine wrote that the album showed the Aloof "at their best in many (albeit dark) territories."