| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 3.5 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | * |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 84 |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 3.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 6.5 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 21 |
| Lost at Sea (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 17 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 25 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 46 |
