The album was a lo-fi home recording that developed a popular following only after the band broke up and was noted by critics for its varied instrumentation and unorthodox vocals.

[2] The album was self-produced, apart from some mixing work by Demirjian's guitar teacher Eric Clemenzi on a couple of the tracks.

[8] The album cover of Just Got Back From The Discomfort-We're Alright features a picture taken on lead singer Adam Demirjian's parents' honeymoon in front of a gas station.

[11] After The Brave Little Abacus broke up in 2012, the album started to develop a cult following, becoming popular on 4chan's /mu/ board and subsequently Reddit.

[6] Thomas Seraydarian included Just Got Back in an "emo primer" for Crossfader Magazine, writing that the album felt "like a math rock record with a much more dominant level of melancholic melody and varied, experimental instrumentation".