And the Glass Handed Kites has been well received by critics. James Christopher Monger of
AllMusic gave the album a positive review, writing "Fans of
OK Computer-era
Radiohead,
My Bloody Valentine, and
Disintegration-era
Cure will find
And the Glass Handed Kites one of the most breathtaking things to come along since the dawn of the dream pop/post-punk genres themselves."
Pitchfork reviewer Nitsuh Abebe praised the album's epic feel and called the album "a terrific accomplishment". The same website also criticized the album cover, naming it one of the worst album covers of 2006. In a more mixed review, Conrad Amenta of Cokemachineglow.com wrote "The real shame is that on this album... the songs become secondary to the gesture. They are denied a sense of finality or, in
And the Glass Handed Kite's case, are sometimes deprived of an ending altogether." Amenta concluded: "The band does have the musical ability, their songs are reasonably well constructed, and the melodies are there. It’s only the ridiculous costume of importance they wear so self-consciously that’ll keep them from ever joining the party."
Gaffa named
And the Glass Handed Kites the best Danish album of 2005. ==Commercial performance==