Womblife continues John Fahey's career resurgence, again bearing minimal resemblance to his earliest work.

O'Rourke has been long associated with the experimental and improv scene, frequently citing Fahey as an influence on his work.

All three (including the album City of Refuge and the EP The Mill Pond) were experimental and avant-garde and were unexpected by his long-time fan base.

Music critic Brian Olewnick of Allmusic highly recommended the release, started his review with "This is not your father's John Fahey.

[7] Stewart Voegtlin of Stylus Magazine called it "... a complex record that marries musique concrete to bottleneck blues.