The album is described as "cathartic" and "dreary," moving away from the upbeat energy of Dance Fever toward a more focused, orchestral, and sometimes "punk" sound.

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This record is widely viewed as a return to the thundering, "witchy" roots of but with a raw, modern vulnerability. It was heavily influenced by a traumatic ectopic miscarriage Welch suffered during her Dance Fever tour.

Critics from The Needle Drop and Rolling Stone highlighted its "weirdly maximalist" yet "unconventional" structures, featuring collaborations with Mitski and Ethel Cain .