[1] The album features guest appearances from Blxst, Justin Bieber, Syd, Jessie Reyez, Ambré, and Thundercat.

Production was handled by Pop Wansel, Wesley Singerman, Some Randoms, Mike Wavvs, Jack LoMastro, Sam Wish, Rogét Chahayed, DaeDaePIVOT, Daoud, and Grades.

It's light, transparent, and the sun is shining right through it.On February 24, 2022, Kehlani released the second single of Blue Water Road, "Little Story".

[12] Primarily an R&B and orchestral pop record,[13][14] Blue Water Road contains elements of folk, hip hop, and progressive soul.

[20] "Altar", the ninth track, includes a heavy drum beat and is dedicated to their friends that died due to drug addiction and ancestors that have taught them things in life.

[19][20] The next track, "Melt", sees them sing about finding a future with a partner, with the lyrics in the second verse: "Matching your breath / Follow your chest up and down / hoping you let / Secrets spill out your mouth".

[21] The thirteenth and final track, "Wondering/Wandering", which features Ambré and Thundercat, sees Kehlani sing about their feelings about a relationship over a soft piano, which transitions into an R&B instrumental and ends with noises coming from their daughter, Adeya.

"[20] Shahzaib Hussain of Clash commended the broadness of the album's sonics, with its "shades of chamber pop, folky flourishes and molasses-smooth easy listening gems are a welcome addition to their repertoire; loyalists craving the dark, ambiguous strain of progressive soul Kehlani honed for close to a decade may be left wanting here, but this body of work delicately broadens their musical palette without compromising their rawness or sense of relatability.