[2] This is Fine is described as blending punk sonics and pop melodies, and it draws comparison to the music of Julien Baker, Joyce Manor, Thin Lips, and Kississippi.

He notes the song "Half Bad" is a "pop groove underneath a sense of melancholy, like a cross between the Jam and the Smiths.

"[6] New Noise rates This is Fine four-and-a-half out of five stars, saying "like summer, [the album] flies by, leaving pleasant memories and a longing for a return of that sweet warmth," adding it has a "poppy sound, deeply personal subject matter, and variety of composition[s] [that] make for a phenomenal debut.

"[8] Speak Into My Good Eye calls the song "an immediately catchy piece of indie-pop-punk as Newbold rebukes an ex who says one thing and does another.

"[9] Substream Magazine says "Believe" has "one of the most satisfying riffs you've heard this year [and] Newbold's verses float along melodically, punctuated by a perfectly dense and punchy chorus that hits the listener straight in the chest.