The album features contributions from songwriters Mariee Sioux and Kurt Vile, Jim Putnam of Radar Bros., street musician and multi-instrumentalist Michael Masley, as well as Irish band Dirt Blue Gene, who also appeared on Through the Devil Softly.

[4] The record features performances from several guest musicians, among them Kurt Vile, whom Sandoval and Ó Cíosóig invited to take part after hearing his music while shopping at a drum store in Dublin,[4] and American singer-songwriter Mariee Sioux.

"[6] The album was recorded in various locations, including Sandoval's Berkeley residence; an unnamed college and two Martello towers in Dublin,[6] which Ó Cíosóig rented through Airbnb.

"[6] On 15 September 2017, the band released the "Son of a Lady" EP via digital outlets and on 10" vinyl, which features three unreleased songs from the Until the Hunter recording sessions, and an acoustic rendition of "Let Me Get There", sung entirely by Sandoval.

[9] Several guest musicians then contributed to the track at later recording sessions in Berkeley, including Mariee Sioux, who features as a backing vocalist on the song's latter half.

[3] A review for Uncut said that the album's sixth track, "Treasure", is evocative of the material found on So Tonight That I Might See (1993), describing it as "both utterly wasted and desolately beautiful, [it] ends with a glorious slow fade, like a seaside sunset.

"A Wonderful Seed" has been likened to a sea shanty, and "Let Me Get There" was described as "all flickering soul licks, steamy organ and sassy vocal trade-offs.

[6] "Day Disguise" is a sparse, nursery rhyme-like mid-tempo ballad,[10] which features a pedal steel guitar prominently in its instrumentation.

[13] The distinctive percussion found on "The Hiking Song" is the sound of Ó Cíosóig throwing joss sticks into a wooden box.

[14] Its music video, which was dedicated to Richie Lee of Acetone, was released on 19 April,[15] and features vintage photographs and clips that the band described as "lost and found memories".

[22] Numerous publications praised the album for its production, as well as Sandoval's vocals, which Graeme Thomson of Uncut compared to "One long sighing fall, it's not a voice designed to get the party started; rather, it slips exquisitely through the shadows of some eternal comedown."

"[32] The Boston Globe writer Maura Johnston praised the record for its combination of differing genres, saying that the album "explores the textures that make up rock 'n' roll in depth, allowing listeners to burrow down with Sandoval's ghostly soprano lighting the way.

"[33] Tim Sendra of AllMusic also praised its musical diversity, expansive arrangements and the "increased number of catchy songs [compared to the band's previous albums]."

[11] BrooklynVegan compared the album to Seasons of Your Day, suggesting that both releases had a timeless quality, explaining: "That contrast between having one foot in the very old and one in the very new is part of why the music remains so essential.