The album began development when Leclair's wife and two close friends became pregnant around the same time.

[4] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork Media gave the album an 8.1 out of ten rating declaring that "Leclair has created an excellent and varied record that sounds really good in a single go straight through.

"[2] Rick Anderson stated that "there's more complexity to much of this music than initially meets the ear" and that LeClair had "succeeded at creating interesting and enjoyable music"[1] Dan Raper of PopMatters gave the album a five out of ten rating, finding that if the album were separated from its concept that the compositions on the album could represent anything, finding that "individual tracks take a long time to establish individual character, often expanding in warm ambient synths for a few minutes before a distinctive theme establishes itself."

and that between the tracks once percussion fades "there are multiple lulls where the expected development seems to have halted.

"[3] Raper concluded that the album "has some great moments" but that it could be "tough-going for those used to tracks with a beginning, a middle, and an end.