the album was met with positive reviews. kenyon hopkin describes the debut as "relentlessly resourceful, never failing to reveal a new instrument." dan lett of "pitchfork" praises the album, describing it as "folk-pop musings in lush blankets of violin, viola, harp and harpsichord, and tricks out the mix with aggressive electronic textures." lett compliments wolf's vocals and "a boy like me" as a thoughtful pop songs "for the ubiquitous dissolute youth." although lett praises much of the album overall, he notes that the only complaint against the album is its lack of subtlety, "as it's possessed by a heady, pubescent intoxication that can result in some indiscriminate vocalizing." nick southall from "stylus magazine" offers the most critical evaluation of the album with tongue-in-cheek references to wolf's canine inspiration, but describes the album in general as "bizarre and whimsical and freakish and compelling in equal measure." a reviewer at almost cool music reviews offers a similar interpretation of the album, citing it as "both literary and pretentious," but also describes it as one of the best debuts. "diy" writer george boorman called "lycanthropy" an "arty album of folktronica".