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Production and content
"Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene", following "Take Me to Church", boasts gospel vocals. The album's third track, "Jackie and Wilson", is a retro-toned R&B song. "Someone New", the next track, has described as "upbeat vintage soul". "From Eden" carries a grand shuffling sound. The eleventh track, "It Will Come Back" features devilish strings from dirty fiddle and electric guitar.

Critical reception
Timothy Monger of Allmusic deemed it a strong debut album, noting that "most of the material here is well-written enough to warrant a deeper look at the young artist many have labeled an old soul." The Arts Desk writer Thomas H Green, while making negative comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice, lauded the artist's material as "engaging, contagiously epic and likeable". Annie Zaleski, writing for The A.V. Club, commended the album for exploring the duality of humanity.