
Joshua Errett of Now said that someone should have informed Tyler that "Eminem already did this 15 years ago". The reviewer Jen Long from the BBC enjoyed Tyler's lyrical "run of shock tactics reminiscent of Eminem", many strongly criticized the similarity. Slant Magazine critic Huw Jones praising its production and stating that " Goblin could well be one of the decade's most significant releases.a masterpiece for those capable of stomaching it". Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly said, "Too bad Kanye-who's also a fan-already used the title last fall, because Goblin is one Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". David Jeffries of AllMusic commenting that "Tyler's production is as attractive as ever, contrasting his disgusting rhymes and gruff voice with subdued, sometimes serene beats that echo and creep". Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone complimenting the album's "lush, left-field R&B-tinged tracks" along with its "early- Eminem evil" lyrics. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.3 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on 37 reviews. Goblin was met with generally positive reviews.

Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The music video for "She" was released June 3, 2011. The third single to be released from the album was " She" featuring Frank Ocean. On May 3, Tyler and Hodgy Beats performed "Sandwitches" and "Analog" on BBC, along with them performing "65" off of the upcoming MellowHype album. On April 28, "Tron Cat" was leaked online. On April 22, Tyler released a promo video involving himself portraying a character named Thurnis Haley who is a golfer. On April 21, Tyler posted several pictures from the filming of a new music video, followed by an announcement that the video is finished on the next day. Tyler released the deluxe edition cover of the album on his Flickr on April 4, 2011. Goblin was also released as a deluxe edition with alternate artwork and packaging, a poster, lyrics, and a second disc containing three bonus tracks. On March 17, 2011, Tyler announced the release date of Goblin with a video on his website that flashed the words "Fuck 2DopeBoyz & NahRight", slamming two blogs who he claimed didn't give him recognition early in his career. On March 24, Tyler posted the track list on his Twitter, and the track "Sandwitches" was to be included on the album. Also in March, the album cover was posted online featuring a colored picture of Buffalo Bill when he was 19, and it was featured as a backdrop for Tyler's MTV performance. On that same day, a preview of "Tron Cat" was released online as promotion for the album. One month later, on March 16, 2011, Tyler and Hodgy Beats performed the tracks "Yonkers" and "Sandwitches" on the mtvU Woodie Awards with the rest of Odd Future. On February 16, Tyler and Hodgy Beats performed "Sandwitches" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, making it the first television appearance for any Odd Future member. An extended version with an extra verse was later released on iTunes four days later, along with an extended version of the previously released track "Sandwitches". On February 10, 2011, Tyler released the music video for the first single, "Yonkers", from the album. On October 8, 2010, Tyler and Hodgy released "Sandwitches" on Odd Future's official website for free.

TC is just Tyler's conscience, and everyone he was interacting with were a figment of his imagination. On the album's final track, "Golden", it's revealed that Dr. "Bitch Suck Dick" is an over-the-top trap parody featuring stereotypical misogynistic lyrics from Jasper Dolphin and Taco, similar to Bastard 's "Tina" and Wolf 's "Trashwang". Pranav Trewn of Stereogum commented on the song, stating " isn't an anthem of retaliation, but rather self-immolation you have to purge everything else to discover what's left of yourself". The chorus contains the chanted lines "Kill people, burn shit, fuck school", which was previously used by Tyler on Earl Sweatshirt's song "Pigions" from his 2010 mixtape, Earl.

The third track, "Radicals", talks about youthful rebellion. Tyler claims to have made the instrumental in eight minutes as a parody of New York City beats. The second track, "Yonkers", features a gritty beat with a large bass sound, reminiscent of the production of Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA. Goblin continues the horrorcore subject matter first displayed on Bastard. Close friend and fellow Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt was notably not featured on the album due to attending Coral Reef Academy in Samoa at the time. After the release of Bastard, Tyler signed to British independent label XL Recordings and announced Goblin after the release of " Yonkers".
