[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.

[7][8] The band added three new members prior to the sessions: drummer Kenny James, keyboardist Alex Matson, and guitarist Rob Somers.

[9] The Samples strove for a poppier sound, with shorter songs and lyrics pushed to the front, and spent two years working on the album.

[13] The Portland Press Herald deemed the album "vintage Samples: bright melodies sitting atop buoyant pop arrangements, inflected here and there with reggae.

"[16] The Denver Post called Here and Somewhere Else "an exquisite pop-oriented album packed with radio-ready songs, featuring the most consistent tunesmanship of any Samples disc to date," writing that "behind the tunes are smart, elaborate arrangements and fine production craftsmanship.