robert corpsey of digital spy awarded the album three out of five stars, and said the following of the album: "opener 'sun goes down' picks up where devlin left off and magnifies it x10, employing weighty beats and a haunting string section to match angry verses that are instantly lifted by the katy b-assisted chorus. the aggression that made his debut so fascinating rears its head again on 'off with their heads' and closer 'the garden', the latter a razor-sharp, chorus-less affair where he sounds at his most comfortable. frustratingly, it's the set's more chart-friendly cuts that let it down. the trancey bleeps on 'love cards' and watery production on his latest single 'rewind' make him sound like an artist that's trying to fit in rather than stand out."