Need to Feel Your Love was
critically acclaimed upon its release, some reviewers claiming it to be one of 2017's best albums.
Need to Feel Your Love garnered five-star reviews from
The Guardian,
The Guardian writer Ben Beaumont-Thomas, in a five-star review, called
Need to Feel Your Love one of the "most tenacious" records of 2017: "Sheer Mag give you everything – socially conscious, sexually confident rock'n'roll that nods to [several styles] and make it even more than the sum of its parts." She elaborated that its charm is that it is "not flashy or excessive, but it is indeed better than anyone asked for it to be." Sendra writing "There's more than one way to rock, and Sheer Mag do their best to find as many ways as possible." which Selmon opined Sheer Mag was "tricky" task. one reviewer comparing this technique favorably to the works of
The Hold Steady. However, it was criticized in a review by Bekki Bemrose, a writer for
musicOMH, who felt the cleaner sound removed the "raw and raucous energy" of the band's past records. He also felt some of the album's messages weren't executed properly because the group "relies too heavily on retro stylings." A review in
The Observer called the album "unlistenable," putting the blame on Halladay's vocals for the record being "one-dimensional" despite having elements from a diverse set of styles musically. ==Year-end list rankings==