| 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) | 82 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 5.5 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Amazon (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 86 |
| Austin Town Hall (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 49 |
| Paste (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 5 |
| Relevant Magazine (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 14 |
| Under the Radar (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 19 |
| eMusic (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 11 |