The album is completely devoid of any features with the sole exception being Ken Carson's appearance on the bonus track "Money & Sex".

The deluxe edition of the album, subtitled "Directors Cut", was released on September 29, 2023, including all bonus tracks from all versions.

[5] On April 28, Destroy Lonely revealed on social media the album art and its release date of May 5.

[14] Kieran Press-Reynolds from Pitchfork stated: "Lonely's music has always radiated a fashion-killer cool and pristine effortlessness, but the dampened vocals and amorphously uneventful beats on If Looks Could Kill are a new level of aloof.

The neon joy of his past music is lost in these songs, resulting in an album that’s monochromatic and myopic, a vacuum of formulaic beats and flexes with the odd flicker of genuine creativity.”[13] If Looks Could Kill debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 with 29,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.