Handmade (The Ongoing Concept album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
CCM Magazine	[1]
Cross Rhythms	[2]
Indie Vision Music	[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[4]
Jesus Wired	[5]
New Noise Magazine	[6]
New Release Today	[7]
PPCORN	[8]

Matt Conner, rating the album four stars for CCM Magazine, describes, "an album that stays true to its name with handmade instruments and an even greater imaginative slant."[1] Awarding the album four and a half stars from Jesus Freak Hideout, Wayne Reimer states, "there is certainly no shortage of talent or creativity on Handmade."[4] Ian Webber, indicating in a nine out of ten review by Cross Rhythms, says, "The Ongoing Concept have succeeded in producing a clever, surprising sound that sees them finding their own artistically inventive niche."[2]

Natasha Van Duser, giving the album five stars at New Noise Magazine, writes, "For being built from scratch, Handmade is a pretty impressive cake to pull out of the oven."[6] Rating the album four stars by Indie Vision Music, Brody Barbour says, "The Ongoing Concept have delivered another unique, high energy album."[3] Mary Nikkel, awarding the album four stars at New Release Today, states, "With Handmade The Ongoing Concept has crafted yet another post-hardcore masterpiece, with their personal fingerprints on every note."[7]

Giving the album nine and a half stars out of ten for Jesus Wired, Topher P. writes, "it expands the band’s sonic horizons while staying true to form."[5] Mark Johnson, rating the album 4.3 out of five stars from PPCORN, says, "This distinctive, interesting take on song-writing makes Handmade an uplifting, enjoyable record", while this creates an "unapologetic attitude [where it] comes across directly in their music, making Handmade a very personal and relatable record."[8]