Pitchfork writer Dayna Evans's review criticized the lyrics on one track, "Murky Water Cafe", as ("lines that resort to cliché or grab at low-hanging cultural fruit feel not only dated, but cringeworthy") and musicianship ("They sell themselves short by assuming they were just another meat-and-potatoes rock band, and on
Scatter the Rats’ weakest moments, they actually sound like one."). Neil Z. Yeung of
AllMusic wrote that they are "cramming crunchy guitars and lurching rhythms into an updated stew of nasty punkabilly bounce, heavy metal muscle, and no-frills rock & roll" while stating that L7 "still snarl and pack a vicious punch".
Rolling Stone praised the album citing the strength of the band's "pile-driving guitar riffs and quirky ear candy."
LA Weekly singled out the song "Stadium West" as "classic L7: punk fuzz and drone, with spit and fire in all the right places".
Exclaim!s review from Zahraa Hmood criticized it for being inconsistent, with immature songwriting in the middle tracks. James Thornhill of
Under the Radar praised the guitar work and punk attitude of select tracks but noting that this is a weak outing for an iconic punk band and that the songwriting here does not live up to their 2017 and 2018 reunion singles. ==Track listing==