The Sydney Morning Herald said, "Regurgitator have lost none of their capacity to write and record great songs. Indeed, they have improved with age, become more poignant, less critical and more insane. The kind of insane that makes art out of cliche and forces you to nod in understated appreciation. What a special album."
The Music asked, "Is the album title Regurgitator's almost apologetic confession to indulging completely in their own retro, dirty pop weaknesses? With only five of its 19 tracks breaking the three-minute barrier,
Dirty Pop Fantasy never messes around in getting to the point."
Kill Your Stereo wrote, "the album feels more like a showcase that demonstrates the capability of good pop aesthetics – however it's expressed stylistically – rather than a bunch of ill-fitting, mismatched tracks simply mashed together awkwardly".
The West Australian agreed, "We've come to expect stylistically scattershot offerings from Brisvegas veterans Regurgitator but their latest album takes genre-hopping and twisting to the next level, blasting 19 completely different tracks in our faces in under 42 minutes". ==Track listing==