[4] The single was produced by Alex Craig and Strange Ranger vocalist Isaac Eiger, while the music video was directed by Brittany Reeber, and featured Sarah Sherman and Martin Herlihy.

[7] Marissa Lorusso of Pitchfork wrote that Medford "dials down the pressure, turning her attention to more mundane crises" and "retaining her commitment to emotional transparency, she leans into high-adrenaline hooks and poignant self-reflection with confidence and grit".

[3] Ethan Beck of Paste felt that the album "succeeds with temperamental synths, guitars that add a dreamy gloss and percussion that splits the difference between bedroom-pop programming and indie folk mutedness".

[9] Glide Magazine' Shawn Donohue described it as "the most pop-centric album of Ian Sweet's career" that was not unexpected as "with each passing record Medford has shifted towards more mainstream sounds.

Fully embracing the break-up/hook-up dance-ready pattern (with slight distortion around the edges) Medford's efforts are ready to be sung out over large speaker stacks instead of smaller indie rock clubs".