 Musically, the song "Words and Guitar" was said to "[leap] and [skit] with the just-released repression of early Talking Heads", while "Dance Song '97" was said to "sport Devo-esque keyboards of a distinctly '80s vintage".Jenn Pelly of "Pitchfork" described "Heart Factory" as a song that "roars over synthetic emotions of the "Prozac Nation".