"Pa' Dentro" was the first single released on May 31, 2018,[5] followed by "La Plata", "Querer Mejor", and "Bonita". Juanes told Billboard, "I took a journey through cumbia, vallenato, and guasca (traditional folk music from Antioquia) with my authentic base, elements of electric guitar, reggae, rock. I gave myself the opportunity to work with new artists that come from totally different genres and was able to create something new. I've very happy. I feel that it's a feel-good album, very bright."[6]
Thom Jurek of AllMusic called the album a "hooky, rhythm-heavy study in why Juanes remains a prime mover in the mercurial world of Latin popular music". He added that "two decades into his career, Juanes remains a musical seeker; he carefully integrates what attracts him into his own trademark style, creating a sound at once instantly recognizable and bracingly future forward."[7] Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone wrote that Más futuro que pasado "is a soulful celebration of the Latin folk tradition as well as Juanes' very first love: the guitar".[8]