"Their evolutions don't serve as a narrative, a statement about an audience writ large: namely, that R&B, pure pop, and such should be considered a kind of folk music for people who've grown up in the 21st century, and hey, isn't it great that can exist side-by-side? In that sense, Sylvan Esso is feel-good music on all fronts, and when it comes time to throw on something at a summer gathering that'll make people feel slightly hipper than they were when they arrived, Sylvan Esso will be a go-to. But it'll still feel like I'm living in a beer commercial, someone else's idea of an inclusive, hip summer day".