"There's a similarly delicate, melancholy sigh to Big Picture as to its predecessor, despite a new production team (Brad Cook and Lily herself) and its in-the-moment inspirations. She sets the stage with "Map of Japan," whose sultry, midtempo twang, active bass, spare drums, vibraphone-style Mellotron, and breathy vocals could pass muster as a tribute to Mazzy Star. That band is a fitting reference point for the hazy, ruminative zone of Big Picture, which (...) has occasional gritty electric guitar interjections, including on this song. The album goes on to offer a range of dreaminess, arguably reaching its lushest and loudest point on the jammy outro to "Superglued," its liveliest on the appreciative, post-breakup "Lights Light Up" (...), and its sparsest on the brittle, comfort-seeking "Henry"".