[3] "Mixed Messages" is a comedy song rooted in electropop which discusses themes including "non-sequiturs [and] negging" and makes references to "kicking puppies and punching parents".

[4] Triple J's Al Newstead summarised the song as discussing "the relatable feeling of awkward attempts to text your crush [that spirals] into a silly ode to brutalising dad genitalia.

[5] Joe Briscoe of David Reviews was favourable towards "Mixed Messages" and its accompanying music video, writing that "it's hard not to laugh at what [Cardy] and Antali have created".

[7] Joe Briscoe of David Reviews praised Antali's animation, saying it "[uses] an old-school comic book style to capture facial expressions and movement in all their characterful, frustrating glory".

He continued by saying the video elevated "the song's quirky humour with well-observed details (an unflattering reflection in a phone screen is particularly amusing), building to the surreal twist which is thankfully rendered via euphemistic eggplant".