It has been said that "Going Blank Again" resembles the band's debut album but also has an upbeat, power pop factor. In this sense the album has been compared to the music of Teenage Fanclub who were Creation Records labelmates of Ride, although it is pointed out that Ride's vocals are more layered, and that the guitars are not as sharp and cutting as those of similar bands of the same era, whilst retaining the reverberating sound that was typical of the shoegaze sound. The lyrics on the album have been criticised, but overall this was not seen as an important factor for the album given the nature of shoegaze.