| 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) | 74 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Amazon (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 88 |
| Paste (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 13 |
| Spin (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 12 |
| Village Voice (Pazz & Jop) (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 61 |
| woxy.com (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 82 |
| NME (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 48 |
| The Fly (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 36 |
