[1] Their band name, and the use of the Game Boy, led to genre labels of chiptune and emo for Crying.

"[1] She described "Revive" as "a tribute to the early stages of my relationships, to this project and other special people in my life, but also a wake-up call for myself to keep up and look out for transformations instead of losses.

"[3] On Metacritic the album holds a score of 76/100, based on 5 reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" reception.

The Village Voice wrote that "with their debut album...Crying have become an altogether different-sounding — and gimmick-free — band.

"[1] NPR called the album "a sonic watershed, trading in a Gameboy for synths and ditching punk for pop.