A (Summer) Every Day

So I have mixed feelings about the turn that A (Summer) Every Day has recently taken. I understand and respect his desire to break out of the box, but I was such a big fan of the older stuff... Well, perhaps this new technique will grow on me with repeated views. There seems to be quite the gamut of reception among the other critics:

"Ethan's new pictures" immerses readers in an ocean of unparalleled depth. It is, without question, the first truly groundbreaking album of the 21st century.
-Billboard

"It's... really different. And oblique oblique oblique: short, unsettled, deliberately shorn of easy hooks and clear lyrics and comfortable arrangements. Also incredibly beautiful. "
-The Village Voice

"For all its feats of brinkmanship, the patently magnificent construct called "Ethan's new pictures" betrays Ethan playing one-handed just to prove he can, scared to commit himself emotionally. "
-NME

"In the time since "Ethan's old pictures", Ethan seem to have built up reservoirs of fresh bile and listened to a lot of Aphex Twin records.... The album's best features are its keening, lapwing guitars and a thin, atonal orchestral drizzle.... "Ethan's new pictures" will still baffle and upset those who are disappointed that he doesn't do "Ethan's Old Pictures" anymore.
-Q Magazine

"A photo album that might've been amazing if Ethan had only bothered to take some actual pictures."
-Resonance

Decide for yourself.