[7] It featured a darker sound than the band's prior works, in part due to production duties being handled by Don Fleming.

"Flavor of the Month" was a swipe at the many overnight-sensation grunge bands in The Posies' hometown of Seattle.

[citation needed] "Coming Right Along" appeared on the soundtrack to the movie The Basketball Diaries (1995, Island Records).

The Posies later remade "Flavor of the Month" with brand-new lyrics as "Voyage of the Aquanauts" for the series Bill Nye the Science Guy.

All tracks are written by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow[8]Credits taken from Frosting on the Beater liner notes.