The Slip

Pitchfork 7.5/10 Trent Reznor returns with yet another digital record; The Slip is a free download that, unlike the sprawling loss-leader Ghosts I-IV, consists of fully realized songs. Pretty good ones, too.

A.V. Club C Unsurprisingly, The Slip lacks polish.

NME 3.5/5 They give the impression ‘The Slip’ is a collection of work mostly imitative of Reznor’s previous exercises. But, given his diverse career and his admission that ‘The Slip’ is fan service taken to the hilt, you just can’t fault it.

Rolling Stone 4/5 For listeners who like their music loud and fierce and pissed off at just about everything, there aren’t too many better options than The Slip.

All Music 3/5 Here on The Slip, he retains the sense of urgency that flowed through Year Zero, but as it's a lean album, it's easier to appreciate his mastery of darkness and light or his ability to construct throbbing melodic hooks out of noise.

Slant 2.5/5 The Slip ... is more likely to leave you with a mild case of buyer’s remorse. That is, if you’d actually paid for it.

Pop Matters 7/10 While the music may look backward, the way it has been released looks forward, to a far greater extent than Ghosts I-IV ever could have hoped.