"For better or for worse, singer-songwriter Kimbra's fourth album A Reckoning is bombastic, a little all over the place, and jittery - the music exploding as if it couldn't wait to be released. Her style varies wildly, from the softly spoken "save me" and "foolish thinking" to the energetic "replay!" and "gun", to the point where cohesion is thrown out the window. The 10 different samples of songs don't really feel like an interconnected album, but interesting works are thrown into the mix".