"In the early stages of working on the album, they began to explore different styles of music such as electric jazz à la Miles Davis and various forms of electronic music. They manage to fold both into their already-established approach with sure-handed finesse, adding programmed drums, tricky editing, stately jazz tempos, and a general sense of exploratory freedom that hasn't always been part of their music. These elements do nothing to detract from another stunning set of songs that move from tender ballads with cascading choruses ("Blue on Blue"), jangling tunes like "Lady Grey" tailor-made for walks on leaf-strewn garden paths, and a series of impressionistic instrumental interludes, to progressive pop ... Another pitch-perfect album from the band, certainly one of their best and most devastatingly pretty works".