[4] An interview published in January 2017 by Pitchfork noted that, while Kraus was "in no rush to release a new record", he had a playlist titled "Album 2" containing work-in-progress songs.

[1] Further, he highlighted the combination of "arena-rock volume, nu-metal digital dreams, and bedroom artist claustrophobia", keeping Path engaging.

[10] Fred Pessaro of Revolver said that the album evokes My Bloody Valentine's "noisy cacophony and lovely melody" while containing modern effects.

[2] Chicago Reader's Leor Galil felt that Kraus's melancholic and resonant vocals, along with the sorrowful lyrics, were more distinct than the ones present in End Tomorrow.

[1] On Path's first and last tracks, "Figure" and "Mostly", Cohen said that "Kraus's coos are enveloped by gritty, spun-sugar drones", feeling that they are as expressive as the other songs in the record, despite being wordless.

Overall, he felt that the song blends chillwave with Clinton-era nostalgia by alluding to an X Games VHS recording, while accompanied by energetic guitar work.

[1] On "Big Blood", Galil wrote that when combined with its powerful guitars, euphoric drums, and samples creating melodies "that cut through the atmosphere like a foghorn", Kraus's "vocal caterwauling" enhances the track's strength.

[1] Chicago Reader's Leor Galil said that Kraus "expresses himself even more clearly" when compared to End Tomorrow while highlighting that the artist "continues to do well at keeping his ideas—and words—as intangible as possible".