So far, however, Mastodon's paradigms simply don't mesh the way they should. Evolution takes time, and Mastodon continue to publicly work out their growing pains as they determine which traits best represent the unified sound they've been chasing this decade." The album appeared on several album of the year lists published in 2014. "Kerrang!" ranked it as its 28th best album of the year, it appeared on "Decibel" magazine's end-of year list at #29 and on "Terrorizer" magazine's list at #35. "Loudwire" list the album as number 5 on their list of the 20 Best Metal Albums of 2014 and the song "Chimes at Midnight" at number 3 on their list of the 20 Best Metal Songs of 2014. All lyrics and music by Mastodon, except additional lyrics on "Diamond in the Witch House" by Scott Kelly.