[1] The album was released on the Dot Dash record label on 14 September 2004, and was distributed in Australia through Inertia.

[2] It was subsequently released by P-Vine Records in Japan on 6 June 2005 by Arts & Crafts Productions in Canada on 23 August 2005.

[4] Reviews of The Last Beautiful Day were largely positive, focusing on Seltmann's strengths with melody, and the album's mix of indie folk and electronic sounds and sampling.

Rob Mitchum of Pitchfork described the album as having "dreamy-indie qualities" and that Seltmann was a "forward-thinking indie-folkster, not one to shy away from technology.

"[6] A staff writer in The Age called the album "an unqualified joy" that used "bubbling vintage keyboards, ringing guitar and understated orchestral samples to provide a rich, uncluttered foundation for wistful songs of love and intimacy".