The project's production was handled by Louie Lastic, Merg, Galimatias, McCallaman, Braeden Bailey, Medasin, Milo Mills, Demo-Tapped, Tom Misch, and Jordan Rakei.

The mixtape features personal reflections on themes such as love, coming of age, obsession, intimacy, regret, police brutality, substance abuse, racism, and parenthood.

[3] Pitchfork's Matthew Strauss gave the mixtape a 7.3, stating that "[Goldlink's] music works when every element blends together, and And After That, We Didn't Talk is most interesting when he shares only the most vital details from a moment.

"[4] SPIN magazine's Sheldon Pearce scored the mixtape 7 out of 10, stating "[t]here are a few strong sonic ties to God Complex, specifically the works of producer Louie Lastic, but this album has greater balance.

"[5] Kevin Ritchie from NOW rated the mixtape an 80 and stated "Even with quick, dense and precisely rhythmic flows, his rapping is like verbal dancing.