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===Tracks===
"180 Rain", which beings with car alarm and siren sounds,<ref name=PMreview/> uses a vocoder effect in a similar vein to that of [[Cher]] and Daft Punk.<ref name=RSreview/> Glauber thought the added sounds "enhance the lyrical idea of 'a catastrophe is happening tonight', like rain that can’t be stopped, another unhappy relationship".<ref name=PMreview/> For the [[Philip Glass]]-tinged "Sunset Safety Glass",<ref name=GIITTVDistortionreview/> Glauber said it "trades on repetition to drive home its musical point, while oddly juxtaposed lyrical images seek to disturb" the listener.<ref name=PMreview/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reviewer Pat Blashill wrote that "Semper Fi" has a baroque structure consisting of "wheezing, calliope-style synth effects and squiggles, with Mould's drawling, side-of-the-mouth vocals and guitars roaring away underneath everything".<ref name=RSreview/> The song talks about a private love affair in the military, and is followed by the instrumental "Homecoming Parade", which features two minutes of [[bagpipes]] and other samples.<ref name=PMreview/> In "Lost Zoloft", Mould's [[stream of consciousness]] lyrics, which discuss self-doubt, is anchored around keyboard percussion.<ref name=PMreview/> The staff at ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' prosed that it dealt with the "underreported phenomenon of same-sex spousal abuse", while one of the lyrics could be interpretated as being "about any abusive relationship, until he mentions 'a latent homosex becomes so violent when provoked.{{single double}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-hits-keep-coming-30-songs-inspired-by-domestic-vio-1798226415|title=30 songs about domestic violence|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=June 20, 2011|access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref> Preceded by the [[musique concrète]] track "Without?",<ref name=Independentreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-bob-mould-5362100.html|title=Album: Bob Mould|work=[[The Independent]]|author=Gill, Andy|date=April 26, 2002|access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref> Oko said with the guitar-centric "Slay / Sway", Mould shows that he "may yet find a way to align his Midwestern godfather-of-[[grunge]] past and [[Music of New York City#Electronic dance music|NYC club-hopping]] present".<ref name=TACreview/>

"The Receipt" recalled the direction of ''The Last Dog and Pony Show'' with its guitar sound, sans electronic [[Coda (music)|coda]].<ref name=PMreview/> Sam Lambeth of ''[[Louder Than War]]'' theorised if it was about Mould's strained relationship with Hart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/mould-soundz-10-of-bobs-best-solo-tracks/|title=Mould Soundz – 10 of Bob Mould's Best Solo Tracks|work=[[Louder Than War]]|author=Lambeth, Sam|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> According to Glauber, "Quasar" sees Mould use "synthesizers, samplers, and digital toys in another interesting layered clatter that’s tuneful and catchy, but suffers from its halfway treatment".<ref name=PMreview/> "Soundonsound" talks about a couple staying together despite growing apart from one another. "Hornery" is a short, minute-long instrumental song consisting of guitar feedback,<ref name=PMreview/> akin to "[[Arc (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album)|Arc-Weld]]" (1991) by Young.<ref name=Independentreview/> "Comeonstrong" is an alternative rock track,<ref name=RSreview/> which blends Mould's guitar sound and the electronic edge of the other songs on the album. During it, he describes the struggle of finding balance in life.<ref name=PMreview/> "Trade" recalled the works of New Order and [[Pet Shop Boys]],<ref name=PMreview/> while its lyrics, as [[Jonathan Cohen (television executive)|Jonathan Cohen]] of Nude as the News writes, sees Mould "wrestles with the most basic of requests: he won’t give 'the answer' until he can pre-determine what the implied tradeoff is".<ref name=NATNreview/> The album's closing track, "Author's Lament", mixes digital percussion and an electric piano, initially beginning as a sparse arrangement that eventually builds into noisy feedback.<ref name=PMreview/> It tries to merge the sound of [[Aphex Twin]] and [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]].<ref name=NATNreview/>