A country music album, it features guest appearances from Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Lucius, and Larkin Poe, as well as writing and production contributions from T-Bone Burnett.

[8] He described it as having a modern production, solid "drumming" and "full of wonderfully sensitive touches".

[8] Emma Harrison of Clash wrote that the album "feels contemporary and energised with thoughtful lyrics that showcase his warm vocals" and "different from anything he has done before," giving it an 8/10 rating.

[4] Far Out Magazine's Dale Maplethorpe described Look Up as "technically sound, but the focal point fails to deliver on the key aspects that help us lean towards country music", giving it three stars out of five.

[6] Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield called the album "the sound of Ringo being himself, the least jaded rock star in the universe, which is exactly what we want from this wise old sage", rating it 3.5 out of 5.