| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A- |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 77 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| A.V. Club (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 12 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 20 |
| Paste (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 28 |
| Pretty Much Amazing (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 38 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 23 |
| The Agit Reader (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 11 |
| The L (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 12 |
| The Owl (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | No Order |
| Under the Radar (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 38 |
| Village Voice Pazz & Jop (USA) - Top Albums of 2012 | 67 |
| FasterLouder (Australia) - Top Albums of 2012 | 28 |