[2] Clue to Kalo's Mark Mitchell says of the album's concept: I wanted to make a folk record which was about one particular person based on what everyone else was saying about them.

A lot of key words came up in these songs, so I wanted to have echoes of that language, but take it out of its context and use it in a modern story.

[4] Alan Ranta of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, stating, "It is [Mark] Mitchell's most organic fusion yet, dripping with indie psychedelia through delicate melodies of acoustic guitar, harpsichord, flute, and anything under the stairs he could squeeze through his soundcard.

commented that "this cycle of heavy-hearted pop tunes is spiritually reminiscent of '60s concept records like Pet Sounds and Odyssey and Oracle — fun and heartbreaking all at once.

"[6] Dominic Umile of XLR8R wrote, "This is a dense, challenging ride, where the search for the big hooks is sometimes derailed by an onslaught of smaller ones.