According to an article in Billboard magazine, the sound of Stranger Things "finds a middle ground between the spare gothic synth-pop of Open All Night and the orchestral grandeur of 1991's Tenement Symphony.

The tracks "Come Out" and "Love in a Time of Science" were originally written by Jóhannsson's band Dip, the latter of which had previously been recorded and released as the song "Telepathy" by Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini on her 1999 album Love in the Time of Science.

This follows a prior collaboration where Almond sang guest vocals on the Rosenstolz single "Total Eclipse".

[2] The Guardian doesn't fully concur with this point of view, allowing that whilst the production lends the album a "veneer of lush sophistication" it "has done little to alleviate the worst of Almond's voice".

[6] Another review agrees that the "production is lush and most of the songs sweep by with grace and style" whilst conceding that "Almond's voice is definitely an acquired taste".