The interview was conducted by Self Defense Family vocalist Patrick Kindlon and guitarist Andrew Duggan in a motel in New York City, and the original recording is over three hours long.

The portion of the interview that appears on Try Me tells Bernstein's early life, including as Lukas Hodge of Noisey puts it, her "fatherless, bullied, sexually confused childhood, to living on couches and in doorways, to an abusive relationship, told in disturbing detail, in which she essentially becomes a prisoner," but ends before she can get into her porn career.

[7] At Alternative Press, Brian Shultz rated the album four stars out of five, and stated that "the entire thing is a cathartic art project that feels like the moment of forced calm after an exhausting sob.

"[9] AbsolutePunk staff critic Drew Beringer described Try Me as "one of the most unique, reflective, darkly humorous, and brilliant records to grace ears in a while.

"[8] Pitchfork's Jason Heller stated: "Although most tracks on Try Me are taut and concise, they’re built around churning, sprawling riffs that feel far larger than the songs that contain them.