"While Holograms' synthesizers deviated sharply from the post-punk palette the band otherwise faithfully sampled, Forever uses its synths as seamless ballast. Instead of competing for foreground, the electronics sulk at the back, or slip in briefly, as on "Flesh and Bone", to counter vocal melodies ... With all elements tuned tight, Forever moves from Holograms' playfulness to something more of a spiritual yearning".