[1] Similar to its predecessor, Yard was recorded at the home studio of band member Emily Massey's father.

[4] The sound of the album was labeled as "weepy Americana" with "a raw-to-the-bone piano ballad, and belt-along worthy pop-punk".

[3] Guitarist and producer Henry Stoehr wrote the song for a crush in sixth grade and talks about falling in love in the summertime.

[9] Editors at Stereogum chose this release for Album of the Week, with critic James Rettig writing that it "embraces the moodier, more muted side of Moveys and is all the more successful because of it" and has "great songs".

[18] Margaret Farrell of Pitchfork wrote that Slow Pulp "solidify their laid-back sound", calling the album "a fine balance of '90s alt-rock grit and melody, with the introspective, detail-driven storytelling of folk music".