steinhart composes songs about relationships and heartbreak, earning him a reputation as “especially adept at chronicling complicated reunions with faded flames.” la weekly wrote that, “for anyone who needs a little reassurance about that thing called love (or has had it with whiny dirges on the radio), smart brown handbag's ouch-that-hurts anti-luv songs, harmonies, bouncy bass lines, and-peppy rock-style riffing are just what the therapist ordered,” praising steinhart's honesty in his lyrics.