[9] The opening track, "Saltwater", is a lazy, drifting song built on scratchy, low-key synthetic beats that got "flooded with softly spreading guitar distortion and incandescent organ".

"[9] "Auburn And Ivory" is a siren-song of 60's psychedelia and classical influences that's a duller, more stoney take on The Rolling Stones' "Play With Fire".

[19] Pitchfork said the album evoked a "recipe of fairground waltzes, ghosted lullabies, and woodland hymnals" and compared the work of the duo to Mazzy Star, Spiritualized and Slowdive.

"[21] Delusions of Adequacy said the album "is the perfect accompaniment for an introspective day, or night, of watching the globules of a lava lamp slowly float and sink.

The band adapted "Snowdon Song" by 1970s folk group Tony, Caro and John, changing the key, the time signature, and the lyrics and renaming it "Lovelier Girl" with the trio given no attribution.

After amicable discussions on copyright, the authorship of the "Lovelier Girl" version of the song is now jointly attributed to Beach House and Tony Doré of the trio.