[4] The album is eclectic, comprising stringed ballads, psychedelic folk, downbeat 'dirges' and mid-tempo songs held together by roomy drums and eerie keyboards.

[7] Margaret Reges of AllMusic praised Webber's "haunted" singing, comparing her to "Chan Marshall with a Gatling-gun vibrato" and writing that her voice perfectly complements the band's "theatrical, darkly glimmering compositions.

"[4] For PopMatters, Anthony Lombardi considered the album a "refreshing follow-up" to Lightning Dust and writes that although it is not groundbreaking, it builds upon the group's output.

[9] Rob Wohl of Spin described how the grand piano and retro synths underpin "a mess of ideas", but praised the epic ballads "Never Seen" and "Waiting on the Sun to Rise", which he likened to Bat for Lashes.

Pace drew comparison with Lightning Dust's sister band Black Mountain, writing that both exist "somewhat outside of historical context" and favouring "an audible '70s bias".