Late Nights was met with generally positive reviews from
music critics. At
Metacritic, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average score of 78, based on seven reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave
Late Nights 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Meghan Garvey of
Pitchfork said, "
Late Nights, in its subtle seduction, feels all the more special in an era that increasingly rewards artists who shout the loudest. Jeremih makes you shut everything else out so that you can hear him whisper in your ear. It was worth the wait." David Sackllah of
Consequence of Sound said, "Jeremih's vision is astounding, and the places in which he gets to indulge in adventurous risk-taking more than make up for the safe plays that surround them." Brooklyn Russell of
Tiny Mix Tapes said, Jeremih's a night owl, not a lark, and on
Late Nights: The Album — his first in a lustrum — he retreats even further from the spotlight he seemed predestined for, carefully crafting an album that surprisingly finds tranquility in the 28-year-old's thrill-seeker ways." Colin Joyce of
Spin said, "It's a haze, reflective of the real world consequences of living out the entirety of your life in the twilight hours. Or maybe it's just the head trauma, from the setbacks and knockdowns that threatened to abort this record before it had a chance to even enter the room. Either way, the beauty's in the blur." Shirley Ju of
HipHopDX said, "Song after song limbers as you go through them and guest appearances from some of the game's hottest artists ensures that he doesn't feel years late. In truth, he doesn't need them, delivering apple-pie-like R&B like the retro futurist he's been trying to be.
Late Nights is exactly what Jeremih needed to get his career moving." Andy Kellman of
AllMusic said, "Despite the winding path that led to it,
Late Nights is together, neither tentative nor overcooked. It's apparently truer to Jeremih's vision than his first two albums, though only the most attentive listening reveals an artist with more dimensions – or more vocal ability – than the one who sang "Birthday Sex" and "Down on Me."
Accolades ==Commercial performance==