Rolling Stone - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is a buried-treasure mother lode --10 newly unearthed studio recordings, cut in one acoustic session, on August 11th, 1976."

Spin - "Young has said that he initially conceived of Hitchhiker as a 'complete piece,' and this is the album's real revelation. Years or decades later, nearly all of these songs grew up and went off to inhabit distant corners of their creator's catalog and identity..."

Magnet - "More than any other rocker of the '60s and '70s, Young was able to switch from high-decibel crunch to bare-bones acoustic and still keep his edge."

Paste (magazine) - "HITCHHIKER captures Neil Young in peak creative form. Recorded in one sitting on the night of August 26, 1976 at a studio in Malibu, the album showcases ten solo acoustic songs, many of which later became fan favourites..."