"The Music That Nobody Likes" and "Mid-Day Crisis", the couplet of tracks that follow the record's intro track "2 Million Years B.C.", were described by "Hot Press" as a "double whammy opening attack" which immediately introduce the duo's new direction. The magazine felt that both songs were driven by metal guitar that was as indebted to the rock scene in Seattle as it was to the duo's native South London. Although "Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over" is closer to the duo's typical musical style, it nonetheless features a live drummer and a skipping piano loop. Simon Rueben of "The Line of Best Fit" described the song as "a rolling melody, heaving song of piano and pregnant pauses."