| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | * |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 78 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 6.5 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| All Music (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | No Order |
| Delusions of Adequacy (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 7 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 33 |
| Treble (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 42 |
| Clash Magazine (UK) - Top Albums of 2009 | 38 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums of 2009 | 48 |
| State (Ireland) - Top Albums of 2009 | 19 |
| Intro (Germany) - Top Albums of 2009 | 22 |