alienated people throughout. If I've had a period of real obscurity, I've alienated people who want me to be a pop singer. I'll go back and have hits, and I alienate people who are so messed up they only want delicate flowers to be their heroes. But hopefully I'll haul a few more along as well." Musical style Despite Jehovahkill'''s heathen themes, Ned Raggett of AllMusic described the album as primarily a musical project, with the music being "first and foremost" ahead of the lyrics. Loose and groove-oriented in style, the 70-minute album is split into three separate "Phases," – "Phase 1" (tracks 1–6), "Phase 2" (tracks 7–11) and "Phase 3" (tracks 12–16), – not unlike the concept of four "Phases" on Peggy Suicide. Ivan Krielkamp of Spin magazine considers it a concept album and "a Tommy for the eco-generation." Cope described Jehovahkill as containing a "heathen, dark folk sound," while Jon Savage of The Guardian noted the appearance of a "melodic folk" sound. Furthermore, the album incorporates acid rock and especially krautrock, being inspired by 1970s bands that had influenced Cope before such as Can, Faust, and Neu!, although this time the influence was larger. Uncut wrote that the album contains a "mad scramble" of krautrock, pop and techno dance music, while Jim DeRogatis called it psychedelic rock. Cavanagh highlights its array of "blowouts", melodic pop, funk, and "a mad rush instrumental". Many of the songs start with simplistic acoustic guitar intros before, according to Andy Gill of The Independent, developing via overdub "accretions", "some into retro-hippy jams of boundless cosmicity like 'Necropolis', some into rave chants like 'Poet Is Priest...'." "Soul Desert" was described by Raggett as picking up "where Peggy Suicide left off with 'Las Vegas Basement', with the same low-key late-night vibe." Cope sings both subtly and hardly on the track, which becomes more uptempo in its second half. The tuneful, laid-back "The Mystery Trend" was described by Raggett as "rural blues-gone-drone rock." The instrumental "Necropolis" bears a strong krautrock influence, revealing Cope's infatuation with 1970s German rock music, and was cited as one of the "absurd" tracks on the album, alongside "No Hard Shoulder to Cry On" and "Know (Cut My Friend Down)", by critic Alec Foege. Starting with a garage rock riff before centring on numerous soundscapes, with one of the few lyrics being its title, "Poet Is Priest…" is a krautrock funk song,