Nate Chinen of The New York Times mentioned, "“Never Stop” is the band’s first release of strictly original music... The declarative mood is standard for the Bad Plus, and this show underscored how much of a specialty it has become." Jim Farber of New York Daily News commented, "Despite having no singer, and shunning familiar covers, "Never Stop" honors the band's tradition of balancing beauty and disruption. It is, by turns, elegantly melodic and startlingly avant."
