It was produced by John Curley of the Afghan Whigs, at whose Ultrasuede Studio the album was recorded.

Suhy told Cleaver that he had pitched a recording of the album to A&M executives, and that they had approved it for release.

[1][2] Ted Simons of the Phoenix New Times described Electric Rock Music as "an engaging collection of episodes and observations put to song.

"[9] In contrast, the Washington Post's Mark Jenkins wrote that "Most of the album's songs are crisp and shapely, though there's no other track that's so exuberantly tuneful [as "Little Bastard"].

"[10] Jason Cohen of Spin wrote that "with Electric Rock Music, the band has made the album of its life.