Attracting little attention in their home city, Bluetile Lounge gained a cult following overseas, partly due to acclaim from international acts such as Low and Sonic Youth.
"[1] Alan Sparhawk, frontman of American band Low, encouraged Jason Reynolds of Australia's Summershine Records to release the album.
[1] Reviewing the album for CMJ New Music Monthly, Lois Maffeo praised the band's compositions and "crystalline" sound, as well as their ability to maintain a "clear mental union" while playing at a "glacial" pace.
In 2017, in ranking Lowercase as the fifth best slowcore album, Anthony Carew of ThoughtCo called it "a five-song, 45-minute study in isolationism, in a persistent loneliness leaving one feeling utterly unmoored; unsurprising sentiments for a band from Perth, the world's most isolated major city".
[7] Adelaide-based Hobbledehoy Record Co. oversaw the addition of the Bluetile Lounge discography to streaming services in July 2021,[2] and announced the vinyl reissues of both Lowercase and Half Cut in June 2022,[8] with new artwork by band member Howard Healy.