"The New Pornographers have established their wall of indie rock sound over the past two decades to the point that In the Morse Code of Brake Lights doesn't offer a tremendous amount of surprises. That said, if this level of craft has come to be expected, the intelligence, ambition, and wit on display here don't fail to please and impress, and this music portrays the band as the muscle car of indie rock, a powerful vehicle that's also great, impractical fun".