Rolling Stone was more critical of the album, stating "Deadmau5 has turned from an electro-house polymath into the world's most unnecessary Nine Inch Nails tribute act", giving it 2 stars out of 5. It is a welcome space-walk surprise, recommended for all aspiring EDM astronauts and Ghost in the Shell cast members", with a score of 3.5/5 stars. AllMusic also reviewed positively expressing " While(1<2) is a very good, very restrained, and very inspired Deadmau5 effort. Billboard gave the album 4.5/5 stars stating "Sprawling, ambitious and mostly well-executed, " While(1<2) may confuse his fan base's Ultra-attending electro house contingent, but Deadmau5's double album undoubtedly marks his most mature and forward-thinking release to date". It currently holds a score of 66 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favourable reviews". While(1<2) received favorable reviews from critics.
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Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The album's fourth and final single, " Phantoms Can't Hang", was also premiered through SoundCloud the day before its release on iTunes and Beatport which was on 10 June 2014. It was made available for download on iTunes and Beatport the next day. On 2 June 2014, the third single " Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer" premiered on mau5trap's SoundCloud page. One week later, the second single " Seeya", featuring singer Colleen D'Agostino from the band The Material, was made available for purchase on iTunes.
The first single "Avaritia" became available for purchase on May 20, 2014. On May 10, 2014, While(1<2) was officially unveiled by Deadmau5 through his subscription service, and also announced the album's digital release date of Jwith a physical release on June 24.
He also announced that it was a double album containing a continuous mix for each disc and that the album as a whole, minus the mixes, would contain 25 tracks. On January 7, 2014, Deadmau5 announced on Twitter that his seventh album was completed.