Here in the Pitch was inspired by the "hippie era" of Los Angeles and encapsulates the singer's obsessions with "figures emblematic of the dark side of the Californian dream".

[1] Pratt created the record alongside long-time collaborator Al Carlson, as well as keyboardist Matt McDermott, bassist Spencer Zahn, and percussionist Mauro Refosco.

[3] Concluding the review for AllMusic, Fred Thomas claimed that, "the expanded instrumentation gives them a prismatic glow and makes for one of the most fascinating and repeatable sets from an artist who was already in a class by herself.

[6] Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen saw the album as an evolution within Pratt's catalogue, building on the "dreamy spaciousness" of previous projects while "offering one lush hook after another".

[7] Daniel Gard'ner of Under the Radar reaffirmed Pratt's notion about the "weird optimism" running through the album, in that there is a "subtle arc of light" within a "sticky blackness of bitumen".