[4] Laufman would subsequently release another Wise Blood EP, These Wings, in 2011 along with the single "Loud Mouths".

[15] Speaking to Fact Laufman revealed that his tumultuous personal life and struggle with conceptualizing the album had contributed to its delay.

[16] In an MTV profile he expanded on his personal issues as well as revealed the different influences that inspired the record including John Waters.

[17] In their review of the album Consequence of Sound noted its similarities to Animal Collective and declared that "Laufman's genre collaging and quirky point of view make Id a compelling listen".

[23][24][25] In 2014, Wise Blood also released a conceptual mixtape titled Get 'Em using samples that were not able to be cleared for his debut album Id.

[28] He revealed that the album was a collection of material from the past 7 years that dealt with his struggle with mental health and substance abuse issues that he had recently been addressing for the first time in his life.

Club noted that it "veers—often wildly—between straightforward if decidedly off-kilter, pop ("Graceland", "When You Need Somebody") and tactile mood pieces that swallow Laufman whole in a maelstrom of delicately arranged samples ("Dope Swinger", "Soak Up the Sun").