"now" critic kevin ritchie regarded that "ardipithecus" "undercooked production" as "a serious limitation." ritchie further stated that the record "could've been distinctive but instead lacks depth or the transporting quality of her imaginative lyrics." frank farisi of "tiny mix tapes" thought: "so much of listening to "ardipithecus" feels immeasurable by good or bad." and concluded that the album "fails as a pop record, because it's barely aware that it's a part of that conversation."