rock/shoegaze sound, influenced by classic new wave and post-punk acts such as Joy Division and The Smiths, claiming that the current sound was music the band wanted to write and listen to.

[2] The album was produced by Sam Pura, who has previously worked with The Story So Far and Forever Came Calling.

[5] On May 18, 2017, the band premiered "Suffer"[6] and on May 31, 2017, another new song "Hole" was released.

[2] Stereogum has compared the album's sound as to that of less-referenced shoegazing acts such as Catherine Wheel, Swervedriver and Hum, borrowing from their mellow indie/alternative, while retaining elements from their past hardcore sound.

[9] Rock Sound gave Rare a score of seven out of 10, while Stereogum included it on their list of the 50 best albums of 2017, at 42.