At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60% based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[1]
Tim O'Neil of PopMatters gave the album 4 stars out of 10, saying: "It's an interesting album, just not interesting in a way that particularly compels me to listen to it again."[4] Noah Levine of URB gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "The developed avant-jazz compositions stand out just fine, but with all their consequential underpinnings, Herbert and the band are swinging on all levels."[5]
MusicOMH placed it at number 38 on the "Top 50 Best Albums of 2008" list.[6]