| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | Dud |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 85 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 6 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Decibel (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 11 |
| PopMatters (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 59 |
| Sputnikmusic (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 17 |
| Plan B (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | No Order |
| The Wire (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 34 |