Rolling Stone - "[T]hey've upped their prog ambitions -- tracks wash together, song titles abound with opaque punctuation, and the sweeping melodies often wander into moody places, away from the safety of the campfire."

Spin - "[A] different sort of Fleet Foxes album, one that's stormy, ambitious, and reticent to indulge in the sunny, bearded Beach Boys escapism of the first two....CRACK-UP is an extraordinary step forward..."

NME (Magazine) - "[A] collection of impressionistic, multi-part songs that abound in literary and artistic references, draw on musical traditions from around the world..."

Paste (magazine) - "[A]t once sumptuous and ambitious, a serpentine journey from the center of harmony-drenched folk-pop out to the edge of Pecknold's brain and back. It is lovely, strange and generous, and ultimately a very welcome return for the Seattle band."

Pitchfork (Website) - "CRACK-UP contains his most compelling writing to date because it's so damn relatable in 2017 -- reacting and retreating inwards as people and institutions fail to meet the standards set in one's head."

Clash (magazine) - "There's a new world weariness to Robin Pecknold's voice as it traces tails of separation, longing and self-doubt, often in a newfound baritone that heavily resembles the lived-in growl of Leonard Cohen."