The track is built on a "clattery" beat that mimics the sound of an empty object being kicked down cold pavement. utilizes "immaculate" production techniques to layer this with "creeping pianos" and "haunting violin" provided by Amir Yaghmai. Reviewers from Beats Per Minute noted that these details emerge slowly upon closer listening, enhancing the song's "ominous" feel. Performance and Delivery

Nosaj Thing enlists Pink Siifu on the gloomy “Look Both Ways” ... Earlier this month LA producer and artist Nosaj Thing – James H. Beats Per Minute·Nosaj Thing

Nosaj Thing enlists Pink Siifu on the gloomy “Look Both Ways” ... Earlier this month LA producer and artist Nosaj Thing – James H. Beats Per Minute·Nosaj Thing

Pink Siifu delivers a "one-take" vocal performance that is characteristic of his "shape-shifting" and "free-form" artistic voice.

"Look Both Ways" is a haunting standout from 2022 album, Continua . The track pairs the Los Angeles producer’s signature "nocturnal and spacious" atmospheric production with Pink Siifu's experimental, "stream of consciousness" rap style to create a mood described by critics as both gloomy and claustrophobic . Sound and Production

Nosaj Thing enlists Pink Siifu on the gloomy “Look Both Ways”

Nosaj Thing enlists Pink Siifu on the gloomy “Look Both Ways” ... Earlier this month LA producer and artist Nosaj Thing – James H. Beats Per Minute·Nosaj Thing