"'Bleachers' er velproduceret og mere sammenhængende end Bleachers' forrige plade ... Men det er også klart, at forventningerne til Antonoffs arbejde er skyhøje. Med flere markante album og samarbejder i ryggen (...) forventer jeg bare mere af denne plade, end jeg får ... Flere af pladens sange bliver repetitive og forudsigelige"

"Put the new Bleachers record on for a friend and they might be floored: Do the National have another record out? ... Approaching his 40s at the pinnacle of his profession, the Jersey-boy underdog scrappiness that fueled him may be in shorter supply. But he's got a deep bench of collaborators, a goldmine of capital, and an emotional breakthrough to explore. All that could make for one hell of a party"