Svešā malā includes songs like the catchy and poppy ‘Varbūt rīt’, a song of longing for someone to return that became a major hit for the group Dāmu pops in Latvia, though the original Akacis version has more of a rockier edge and natural sound (not to mention a memorable saxophone solo by Romāns), as compared to the version recorded by Dāmu pops. Many of the songs on the album are also just vocals and guitar, and Akacis also thrives in this format, with songs like ‘Dzīve’, a moving and philosophical song with words by Elga Leja. Combining original songs, cover songs, live recordings, and collaborations, the album shows a band at the peak of its creative and musical powers, and is still an absorbing listen, more than three decades after it was originally released.