Canoe: Sonic Youth - NYC Ghosts and Flowers: Keiran Grant's review: "arguably the first major-label Sonic Youth release since Dirty that's worth getting excited about."
Metacritic: NYC Ghosts and Flowers: Links to reviews of the album.
Pitchfork: Sonic Youth - NYC Ghosts and Flowers: Brent DiCrescenzo's review: "Everything down to the grammar and paintings inside is lamentable." Rated 0.
Playlouder: Sonic Youth - NYC Ghosts and Flowers: Simon Hopkins' review: "sees Sonic Youth once again rebuilding rock music from the ground up, building a rock music fit for the 21st century."