[11][12] The album later received a Japanese release with an orchestral version of the song "Third Degree" included as a bonus track.
[17] The music video for "Feelings" was based upon iconic video games and features Ross Jennings as the protagonist of an arcade game with various levels loosely based upon Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Metal Gear Solid and Guitar Hero.
[18][19] The final song on the album, Jennings' cover of Be the One by Dua Lipa, was done as a bit of fun on Jennings' part, stating "You wouldn't expect a prog metal artist to perform a "half-decent cover of a Dua Lipa song.
"[4] Jennings has also teased the idea of the colour scheme being related to "non-stop purple force," a misheard line in the song "Falling Back to Earth" from Haken's 2013 album The Mountain.
[23][24][25] An Acoustic Shadows tour was scheduled to coincide with the albums launch but were cancelled due to financial woes and the COVID-19 pandemic.
SonicPerspectives highly praised the album, stating "Jennings' debut confidently establishes him as an artist in his own right with the potential to chart whichever course he wishes in the future.
"[32] The PROG Mind also strongly praised the album, in particuclar its diversity, stating "The music can sound like New Wave one moment, Pink Floyd another, and then something all Ross' own in still another.
"[33] Progarchy provides unilateral praise, stating "Jennings is at the top of his game on vocals and guitar, backed by stellar players.