The title track refers to various social events that could not take place due to lockdowns in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The instrumentation includes a 1960s mellotron, which provided a "wonderful kind of woozy, dreamlike sound", according to Bragg.

Valero suggested the inclusion of a middle eight, and reportedly wrote one for the song in half an hour.

"[4] Iain Key of Louder Than War gave the album a positive review, opining that "those expecting the slightly off-kilter cockney of yesteryear will be disappointed as age has been kind to the singer, his voice seemingly becoming richer with each release",[5] while in The Guardian, Jude Rogers called it "a woozy, melancholic affair, full of Mellotrons, Moogs and resonant Dobro guitars.

"[7] Nick Hasted, of The Arts Desk, highlighted the track 'Lonesome Ocean', writing: "This sanguine song, sung with a mature balladeer’s voice, shows this album’s qualities: reflective not raw, rueful not raging, an honest evolution from scrappy youth into elder.