"New Energy is a record whose heart-on-sleeve sentiment occasionally gets the best of it. But its tranquil spirit and moments of hope make it almost transgressive at a time when other artists are channeling 2017's climate of fear and frustration into dark, angry sounds. That alone is a bold statement. Though far from perfect, New Energy is one of Hebden's most intimate and personal albums, with all the idiosyncrasies that come with that".