"[9] The song contains backing vocals and additional guitar[10] from Norman Blake of Scottish power pop progenitors Teenage Fanclub,[11] one of the band's professed influences.
Rankin characterized it as "aquacosmic psych meets public access TV [...] I'm aware of my own drowning fixation and fascinated by that bizarre lunar-tidal relationship.
[19] Stuart Berman from Pitchfork writes: "If [the song] is shrouded in confusion and doubt, Alvvays never second-guess their core strength: anthemic, arm-swaying hooks that aim for the stars even when the sky is gray.
[21] Stereogum's James Rettig felt that it "contains all of the elements that were initially so charming about the Toronto five-piece blown up to fuzzy and dreamy new heights.
"[22] Gabe Cohn from Vulture observed that "The band has kept their rivers of reverb, which sometimes makes them sound as though they’re playing to an empty middle-school gymnasium, an image that fittingly blends sweetness with melancholy.