It was released on May 13, 2014, through project leader Wesley Eisold's own record label, Heartworm Press.

The album features the band's limited edition singles that were released through Heartworm Press and Deathwish, Inc., in chronological order.

[1][2] The release of the album was announced on April 21, 2014, through Cold Cave's official Instagram page.

[3] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork wrote that "the album collects the singles to create an account of the imperfect progress of someone trying to take back control of his life."

"[4] PopMatters critic John Paul stated: "Spanning the whole of his stylistic spectrum under the Cold Cave guise, Full Cold Moon could well serve as an abbreviated retrospective of sorts, pulling in his minimalist darkwave experiments alongside his more overtly synth-pop compositions.