Pitchfork describes the album as "dizzying and complex without losing sight of the progressive rigor that has guided the band since its beginnings."[2]
AllMusic describes the album as, "Taking inspiration from electronic music as well as metal, their third album, Nicks and Grazes, dials up the noise and the intricacy for an even more narcotic and impenetrable outing that remains nonetheless lock-step tight, performance-wise."[1]