The album has received positive reviews, with publications praising her creativity, production and songwriting, as well as for releasing music independently.

Both Tinashe and Hitmaka, an executive producer on the mixtape, promoted Nashe through snippets of songs from the track list.

[9] The cancellation of Nashe, described as a "failed course-correction" by Paper, became a turning point in her decision to depart from RCA, among other reasons.

[10] In February 2019, Tinashe's then-manager Mike Nazzaro announced her departure from RCA, citing: "We initiated for her to be released.

MadeinTYO was originally featured on the tracklist after it was teased throughout the listening parties, but the collaboration was scrapped after the producer gave the beat to another artist.

Tinashe stated in an interview with Billboard that she wanted to emphasize her stance in the music industry as "not part of the system".

"Save Room for Us" was made the third and final single on February 14, 2020 with the release of an accompanying video, and an additional remix by Makj himself.

Liberated from label meddling, she has assembled a fine reminder of what made her so likeable in the first place," and compares the overall sound for the album as "the vibe is that of an extremely talented R&B artist getting back to cooking after a deep, cleansing exhale.

"[28] Madeline Roth from MTV describes Songs for You as "Tinashe taking full creative control over her work; something she was finally able to do [...] The result, it seems, is music that comes straight from the soul.

"[29] Nylon's Allison Stubblebine said that "Tinashe is the R&B superstar we've been looking for, and now that her first-ever independent album Songs for You has dropped, it's time to throw it on repeat and give her the praise she deserves.