Styled as "an esoteric pop opera in three parts", the album's cover art and liner notes were designed by James Spectrum.

[1] Profits from album sales were donated to the John Nurminen Foundation, specifically for the charity's Clean Baltic Sea project.

[3][4] Queen of the Wave lyrics contain numerous references to the 1905 occult book A Dweller on Two Planets.

"[13] Ben Hogwood of musicOMH wrote that "anyone looking for a return to the good old days when albums were invested with tender loving care will want to hear it.

"[14] Clash Music also gave the album a positive review, as Anna Wilson wrote, "Its cleverness and humour burst like springs from an overstuffed rococo couch.