The album is self-described as 'inner city folk music' and is thematically centered on Toronto's Regent Park community.

Mustafa has noted that the songwriting of the record was influenced by Richie Havens, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen,[4][6] as well as Sufjan Stevens' 2015 album Carrie & Lowell.

[1][6] Mustafa appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 27, 2021, to promote the release of the record.

[14] In the year leading up the release, Mustafa received significant press coverage, including profiles by The New York Times, GQ Middle East, Pitchfork, and American Songwriter.

[3][15][5][4] Overall, the album received generally favourable reviews from critics, with particularly positive support from Canadian publications like Exclaim!