[10] The album received mostly positive reviews,[11] with PopMatters describing the material as being "equipped with all of the hypnotic powers of its contemporaries"[12] and Cyclic Defrost calling it "intricately constructed and frequently jarring".

[17] Through these folklore studies he discovered singer Lena Bare Turbyfill, whose last living daughter he tracked down and recorded in July 2020.

[20] In 2021, Piotr released Making and Then Unmaking, his tenth studio album, which was heavily influenced by his time spent in Appalachia.

[23] Growing up in the woods of Redding, Connecticut, Piotr is a longtime outdoor enthusiast and draws inspiration from nature.

[24][25] Piotr is openly queer, stating, "I don’t want to rest on the privilege of assumption that I am a straight white male.