Friday, October 2, 2020, marked another Bandcamp Friday, on which the music site committed to waiving its revenue share to give 100% of the sales profit to artists. As the First Friday tradition has grown, ‘wrap up’ lists of recommended artists to support have become more popular. VICE’s NOISEY music site included Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World in its article TGIBF—Thank God It's Bandcamp Friday! Here's What to Buy.
Of the album, writer Josh Terry wrote:
I laughed when I first heard about Wife Patrol because it's an actually funny name for a band. I also laughed when I heard their debut LP Too Prickly For This World because this Indianapolis trio makes rock 'n' roll that's so refreshing you almost have to giggle. Throughout, the band gleefully barnstorms through their punk and classic rock influences. Where the opening "Why Do I Keep Doing This to Myself" sounds like Black Sabbath or Thin Lizzy, the song unfolds into pristine jangle pop. Elsewhere soaring guitar theatrics anchor tracks like "Cactus Girl," which features lines like "I'm sick of hearing about your mother's tattoos."
