Produced by Jacquire King, responsible for the mainstream success of fellow American rock band Kings of Leon, the album deviates from the band's dark blues rock-influenced folk tales heard in their previous records into a more mainstream sound with lyrics that talked about personal relationships.

Mine Is Yours debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and spawned four singles (two official and two promotional): "Louder Than Ever", "Skip the Charades", "Finally Begin" and "Royal Blue".

[2][3] To promote the record, the band spent the next two years touring across North America and Europe making appearances at music festivals and talk shows.

Willett was surprised by King, commenting how he would interject himself into the recording process with advice[4] and allow his artists to brainstorm ideas until they come up with the answer.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Willett said that he went back to Long Beach after two years of touring to perfect his voice and write lyrics that came from his personal life.

[16] "Out of the Wilderness" was described by Sputnikmusic's Rudy Klap as "a gently lilting ballad" that's backed up by drums and a combustible bridge that "coalesces into one of Willett's most fiery performances.

[13] "Sensitive Kid" is about a son dealing with the separation of his parents by throwing a party in his empty house and being admonished for it when told to act more like a grown up.

[17][18] Willett called the track one of his favorites off the album because of its similarity to their previous efforts and its playability live that allow for a lot of improvisation.

[26] They followed that up with several talk show appearances to help promote the album; performing a medley of "Louder Than Ever"[27] and "Royal Blue"[28] on both Jimmy Kimmel Live!

[36] On November 30, the band performed a few UK tour dates to promote Mine Is Yours ahead of its release, beginning with Manchester Academy and finishing at London's KOKO club.

King's reverb-tinged production puts the focus on the band's surprisingly tender melodies and slow-burn rock arrangements; the result is 11 melodic, economical tracks that deliver huge hooks without sacrificing instrumental dexterity.

"[16] John Freeman of Clash found more enjoyment from the record than the "solid but oddly unsatisfying Loyalty to Loyalty," giving praise to Willett's songwriting for mining "fractured relationships for inspiration and the resultant openness," concluding that King's production of Willett's songs "has created the finest Cold War Kids album yet.

[18] Rudy Klap of Sputnikmusic commented on the quality of both the songwriting and production, finding unevenness on both throughout the album, but still found it to be "a damn good rock record through and through [...] there's an accomplishment to be praised."

"[43] In a negative review, Kevin Liedel of Slant Magazine considered the album to be a "crushing disappointment", calling it "a work of obviously borrowed ideas from a group highly capable of succeeding with their own.

"[42] PopMatters contributor David Gassmann said that despite some strong hooks and instrumental choices, he felt the album lacked the idiosyncratic personality from the band's previous records and resembled more of The Script and Train due to King's production.

"[46] NME's Katherine Rodgers was very critical about the record, finding some of the tracks to be generic and found the highlights to be "asphyxiated in lubricious studio slime.