Rolling Stone (p.62) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "They're more radiant than ever on their third disc, particularly on songs like 'Zebra,' with background chorales swooping over stately guitar plucking."

Spin (p.62) - "[Their] dense-fog organs, reverb-y slide guitars, and nodding harmonies feel as lush as a midnight walk in a wet garden."

Entertainment Weekly (p.105) - "[T]hey evolve at last, adding more variety behind Victoria Legrand's wonderfully weary vocals." -- Grade: A-

Alternative Press (p.92) - "Their third album magnifies itself through a kaleidoscope of piano melodies and layered vocals, all reflective pop symmetry and shimmering atmosphere..."

CMJ - "It's a winsome, convoluted reverie that seems to relish childhood innocence and imagination..."

Billboard (p.33) - "[D]ream-pop duo Beach House continues to master its craft of producing ethereal melodies and reverberating background instrumentation on its third album..."

Paste (magazine) (p.59) - "[The album] creates and sustains a hi-fi drowse-pop drama throughout its 10 beguiling songs....A logical and gorgeous extension of all the band's previous dreams."

Pitchfork (Website) - "It feels like the product of careful, thoughtful growth, bringing in new influences -- bits of mid-1970s Fleetwood Mac, sparkling indie pop, even a few soul and gospel touches -- while maintaining the group's core sound."