In Between Stars

The song, which is lyrically ambiguous and includes Greek mythology-inspired metaphors, marked a stylistic departure for Friedberger, in that it relied more on synthesizers and less on guitars than previous releases.

An accompanying music video, released in March 2018, depicted Friedberger driving through a desert and dancing.

[1] She told Consequence of Sound that she had "been feeling a larger, mythic connection to Greece [...] since my early twenties, and my recent trip just made it even deeper.

[4] An album review for Spin noted that the song "initially suggests itself to be" a pop anthem, but ultimately "decomposes rather than culminates," with a "rude, blaring guitar" and "tinny handclaps" in the middle and at the end, respectively.

[18] In a review for Pitchfork upon the single’s release, critic Marc Hogan deemed the song "coolly poised" and opined that it feels "at once intimate and somewhat mysterious;" he concluded that "It’s still worth seeing the world for awhile through her view.

"[7] A single review by DIY, written by Eugenie Johnson, deemed the song "a strident, confident return.