Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.5/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant | |
| Stylus | B |
Costello Music received generally favourable reviews. Pitchfork Media's Stuart Bertman called The Fratellis "artless but amiable", "predictable", and "intermittently rewarding". Elizabeth Goodman of Rolling Stone called the single "Flathead" "preternaturally catchy" and stated that "it makes you elated in the moment". Helen Phares of Allmusic called it "high energy" and "fun in the moment". Stylus Magazine's Ryan Foley shared similar views, describing it as "beyond infectious" and claiming that they fill "their three-minute, pop-punk ditties with melodic snarl, flouncing sass, and enough lusty sing-along parts to keep the punters busy". IGN's Chad Grischow gave the album an "Outstanding" rating in his review of the album saying it was "not the most refined album you will buy this year, but surely one you will not regret". Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine was the most negative, calling it "tediously misogynistic" and "instantly memorable but thankfully wordless".
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