 Carey, who graduated from University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire with a performance degree in classical percussion, makes use of myriad instruments in this album.Alongside the drums, guitar, and piano, one can hear oboe, timpani, viola, xylophone, upright bass, flute, and saxophone.At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 73 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on thirteen reviews.