The album also includes field recordings of songs from Erickson's time in a Texas insane asylum.

[1] It was released by ANTI- in America and by Chemikal Underground in Europe.

[2] The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 82/100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

[3] PopMatters called the album "a staggeringly life-affirming work that sticks to your soul long after the final notes ring out.

Club reviewer Christopher Bahn, noting that Erickson's difficult personal life had made new recordings from him seem unlikely, said that "it's a triumph merely that this album exists, but True Love's musical richness goes beyond what could reasonably have been expected from even a resurgent Roky.