"As a Belle & Sebastian album, Days of the Bagnold Summer may be a bit slight, but as a soundtrack it is considerably more cohesive and alluring than Storytelling, all due to the group's increased mastery of texture and feel. This skill helps make Days of the Bagnold Summer the rare soundtrack that is as effective when heard outside of the context of the film as it is heard within it"

"Days of the Bagnold Summer encapsulates the best of Belle and Sebastian whist simultaneously narrating the key themes of the film. The gentle approach of the album and the complementary nature of the band's rerecording's and the new tracks are hard to fault. Belle and Sebastian have truly found a beautiful sweet spot on Days of the Bagnold Summer between a film soundtrack and a signature sounding album"