"Coming out at a time when grunge held a lot of sway in Amerindie land," Trouser Press later said of the band, "this breezy, supremely melodic, gutsy rock seemed almost noble.
"From the album's first moment," critic and author Mark Jenkins wrote in The Washington Post, "it's clear that the Chairs are what the British call pop—fresh, immediate, sweet but not soft.
"We often overlooked Ted’s impressive credentials and constantly second-guessed him," Hayes recalled[7] The group exceeded the recording budget Dischord provided, and also spent significant time and resources on the album's elaborate artwork, but were ultimately satisfied.
"[8] Jim Spellman left the band in 1991 in favor of playing full-time for Velocity Girl and was replaced by Charles Bennington, who co-owned WGNS Studios[9] and had previously been a member of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra.
"Crisp guitars again rule the day, with more sing-song pop choruses, heavy bass and drums, lulling backing vocals and a '60s-meets-'80s feel," Jack Rabid wrote of the EP for Trouser Press.