Beginning the album with an intro, 'Cover Me (Slowly)', a familiar technique for the band (Deerhunter's last full-length opened in the same manner), the track's shoegazey chords slowly ring out for the best part of 90 seconds before fading into 'Agoraphobia', possibly the pop highlight of the record with its subdued, yet driving rhythm and hypnotic vocals from guitarist Lockett Pundt.

'Microcastle' has a very cohesive sound, unlike its predecessor 'Cryptograms' which was recorded in two separate sessions, causing it to sound literally split down the middle. It can also be easily recognised that most of these songs began as late night bedroom guitar pedal experimentations, with the run of four songs from 'Microcastle' through to 'Activa' sounding like they would have easily fit in on Cox’s debut solo effort 'Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel'.

The amount of tremolo ringing out from every arpeggiated guitar chord and each reverb soaked vocal melody makes the album sound almost aged, like a lost 1960’s guitar pop record. Tracks like 'Nothing Ever Happened' reveal the kraut influence that Cox often cites in interviews, with a simple drum and bass loop slamming in sync under the track.

It is evident that the epic drone leanings of the past have been replaced with shimmering pop nuggets, with Cox summing up in the song writing process and name of the album in one swift statement; “I'm more interested in the micro-structure. I want things to be a lot shorter, I don't want there to be as much long-windedness to it."