Dylan Barnabe wrote in
Exclaim!: “It is an album to find love again; to reignite creativity; to regain hope; to find connection.” Robin Damien Morris stated in
the Observer that
Fragments is "brilliant, wondrous work". Murray wrote in
Clash that
Fragments "rewards repeated listens, with patience allowing these fresh elements to rise to the surface". Thomas Smith of
NME considered it to be "most engaging record [Bonobo] has released since 2010's
Black Sands – it is light, airy and remarkably well pieced together". Dave Beech wrote in
the Line of Best Fit that "both personally and otherwise,
Fragments is Bonobo's strongest record yet". Paul Simpson wrote in
AllMusic that Bonobo's "productions [on
Fragments] are just the right balance of lush and gritty". In a mixed review, Sam Goldner wrote in
Pitchfork that "the album amounts to little more than a modern-day take on easy listening". Ben Devlin wrote in
musicOMH that "
Fragments does not outstay its welcome, but only because it isn’t distinctive enough to be consciously welcomed in the first place". ==Track listing==