The eleven-track album was released on vinyl, compact disc and digital download with Asthmatic Kitty Records, on 22 August 2006.

[2] A positive review from Pitchfork says that Worden "takes herself seriously, and such unapologetically dramatic material will make her a tough sell to indie fans who still hold irony and emotional detachment dear.

It is, though, impossible to miss her confidence as a performer and it allows her to tread territory that would make others look clumsy, to string together multiple moments of beauty.

"[3] On the album's lyrics and melodies, PopMatters notes the "wonderfully direct, true-in-the-best sense lines, apart from fitting the torch ballad mood like a blood-red evening dress, unmistakably illustrate My Brightest Diamond's method: the intersection of skillful direction and passionate conveyance.

"[2] For the songs "Dragonfly," "Something of an End" and "We Were Sparkling," Slant writes "the operatic storytelling and codas of songs [which] finds Worden's trills emulating the sound of a ringing phone, reflect [her] classical training [and] the album's strings are sexy and cinematic, the guitars ominous, and Worden's vocals quiver quickly [over] the angelic choir which bleeds into the nostalgic sounds of a tinkling music box.