Goodbye Small Head

The album incorporates elements of bossa nova, psychedelic rock, blues, and art pop, and centers on Furman and her mental health.^[2] Furman described the album as "orchestral emo" progressive rock.^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[1]
Hot Press	[2]
The Line of Best Fit	[3]
Mojo	[4]
MusicOMH	[5]

Daisy Carter of DIY rated the album four and a half out of five, noting "Lyrically, too, Goodbye Small Head is some of her finest work, unafraid as it is to delve into the darkest corners of her mind, as well as give voice to her steely, world-weary wrath."^[1] MusicOMH's John Murphy gave the album a rating of four stars and described it as "another startling record from one of the most exciting songwriters around right now."^[5]

Martin Aston of Mojo, rating the album four stars, referred to it as "her calmest record yet, flecked with ballads and strings."^[4] The Line of Best Fit's Dom Lepore assigned Goodbye Small Head a seven-out-of-ten rating, noting "In Furman's catalogue, this is a novel and necessary display of fervence in this hypervigilant era."^[3] Hot Press, giving it a score of eight, stated in its review of the album that "the songs are explicitly about the act – and the art – of losing control."^[2]