"Compounding Strapped's oddness is the cluster of songs at the end that are so stripped-down that they feel almost unfinished, especially compared to the more elaborate and experimental tracks that came before; on "Bound to Fall," the emptiness surrounding Lamkin seems like it renders him too resigned to rail against his troubles. Strapped isn't a bad album so much as a strangely scattered one, revealing the Soft Pack caught between delivering what they're known for and what they might like to become".