In her 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be, Trynin recalled that everyone "[hated] the rough cut of the "Getaway (February)" video, because it's super-hip and happening and no one knows what the hell is going on in it.

Perhaps this is the reason her second album, Gun Shy Trigger Happy, has a slicker production than Cockamamie, but even with the polish, Trynin remains one of the better adult-alternative songwriters of the late '90s.

"[10] The review states that "Her 1994 debut, Cockamamie, showed admirable grrrlish spunk and a few knockout songs, but promising as that release was, it barely hinted at the giant leap forward this 33-year-old Bostonian takes on her dazzling follow-up.

Gun Shy Trigger Happy is a musical tour de force—13 meticulously produced cuts that feature Trynin’s hypnotic vocals, gritty guitar playing and grown-up lyrics about faltering relationships and lost innocence.

"[12] The Tulsa World wrote that Trynin "can wax nostalgic and ache with regret at the same time ('Writing Notes') or walk calmly and cooly [sic?]