Five singles were released ahead of the album: "Death Drive", "LOADED", "The West Is Dead" co-written and produced by Gianluca Buccellati,[6] "Why?

Nicoletta Wylde, writing for musicOMH, gave the album a perfect five star rating, describing West of Eden as an ode to millennial humour.

Lizzie Manno, writing for Paste Magazine, gave West of Eden an 8 out of 10, describing the album as "an ambitious depiction of humanity's downfall".

Delving into the conceptual elements of the record, Manno finds West of Eden as "[crowning] HMLTD as one of few bands with a serious claim to artistic vision and sonic uniqueness."

Tristan Gatward, writing for Loud and Quiet magazine gave West of Eden a 6 out of 10, stating that "their patchwork labyrinthine stories are only mostly enthralling – the whole piece doesn't quite match the promises of full technicolour."