Following on from the band's thrillingly taut 2019 EP's; 'Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks' and 'Sweet Princess', 'New Long Leg' is more ambitious and complex, with Shaw's spoken vocals tightly intertwined with the band's restless instrumentals. With lyrics preoccupied by themes like dissociation, escapism, daydreaming, complicated feelings of love, anger, revenge, anxiety, the kitchen, lethargy, forgetfulness, and survival.