Produced by Craig Gotsill, the album features the songs that were originally recorded in 2007 over analogue tape.

[2] It was preceded by a single, Night Faces, which was released online on November 1[3] and was well received by Pitchfork, who called in "pure and radiant folk poetry that's commanding even at its most whispered moments".

[9] James Reed of The Boston Globe though that "the album brings to mind the homespun intimacy of Sibylle Baier’s “Colour Green” and Karen Dalton’s world-weary take on folk blues," while describing the songs on the album as "quiet gems cradled in the rudimentary but delicate fingerpicking of her acoustic guitar.

"[10] Consequence of Sound critic Philips Cosores wrote: "Pratt has provided for herself a successful introduction to the world, where her unpredictable melodies and vocal tics proudly display strengths and weaknesses with unwavering confidence, reminding of the potential contained in minimal production and instrumentation.

"[7] Nevertheless, PopMatters critic Elias Leight was more mixed in his review, writing: "Sometimes Pratt’s nervousness about being looped into a scene extends to her album’s production.