After signing to Captured Tracks and quickly pulling together a live band, they took off playing countless shows across the U.S. gathering a slew of devoted fans in their wake.

In a positive review, Ian Cohen of Pitchfork wrote "The way Payseur's vocals are masked with reverb brings to mind the early singles of the Clientele, while the interlocking musicianship bears a lot of similarity to their tourmates in Real Estate."

"[6] Regarding its writing and style, John Caramanica of The New York Times said of the album "Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: one-man band makes hazy, but surprisingly sturdy, pop-influenced indie rock with mild seaside flourishes."

He went on to compliment the album for creating a unique sound regardless of its minimal approach, "How this sort of music became a cliché in the space of just the past year or so speaks to the speed and density of the Internet.

"[7] Also commenting on Beach Fossils' familiar yet unique sound, Allmusic wrote "Payseur’s songs are instantly catchy and his voice betrays no smirkiness, just pure innocence.