The album contains guest appearances from 21 Savage, Dua Lipa, Young Thug, Stefflon Don, Chloë, Coi Leray, Charlie Puth, Shenseea, Normani, Tinashe, Offset, Busta Rhymes, Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Jorja Smith, Lil Durk, 6lack, Donae'o, Snoop Dogg, Latto, Swae Lee, and Pusha T. It serves as a sequel to his previous album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol.

[11] The teaser contained a snippet of a new song along with an accompanying video that shows an island with purple-tinted water, palm trees, and a pink-hued sky.

[14][6] The album's lead single, "Potion", a collaboration with English singer Dua Lipa and American rapper Young Thug, was released on 27 May 2022.

[18] The album's third single, "Stay with Me", a collaboration with American singer-songwriters Justin Timberlake, Halsey, and Pharrell Williams, was released on 15 July 2022.

[21] Hannah Mylrea of NME wrote that on the album, Harris "meshes a wistful grab-bag of influences – nu-disco, funk, boogie, soul – with his skill for creating a mega-watt pop-hit, taking listeners on a journey on a psychedelic trip you won't want to end".

[26] Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone opined that Harris is not "reinventing the dance-pop wheel with Funk Wav Bounces Vol.

[1] Writing for Pitchfork, Owen Myers found when Harris "borrows from disco, electro-soul, boogie, and '80s R&B, the music is so wispy and unobtrusive it has the staying power of vape smoke at Coachella", elaborating that his "synths glide frictionlessly" and "vivid colors become pastel-toned playlist fodder".