"Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene", following "Take Me to Church", boasts gospel vocals. [1] The album's third track, "Jackie and Wilson", is a retro-toned R&B song. [2] "Someone New", the next track, has described as "upbeat vintage soul". [2] "From Eden" carries a grand shuffling sound. [1] The eleventh track, "It Will Come Back" features devilish strings [2] from dirty fiddle and electric guitar. [1]
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." [1] 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". [3] Annie Zaleski, writing for The A.V. Club, commended the album for exploring the duality of humanity. [2]
"Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene", following "Take Me to Church", boasts gospel vocals. [1] The album's third track, "Jackie and Wilson", is a retro-toned R&B song. [2] "Someone New", the next track, has described as "upbeat vintage soul". [2] "From Eden" carries a grand shuffling sound. [1] The eleventh track, "It Will Come Back" features devilish strings [2] from dirty fiddle and electric guitar. [1]
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." [1] 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". [3] Annie Zaleski, writing for The A.V. Club, commended the album for exploring the duality of humanity. [2]