Eventually, they happened upon a derelict soundstage in Pioneertown, California, which was part of an old movie set once used to shoot Western films and TV shows.

[16] Author David Maine calls "Low" the signature song of the summer of 1993, as rock radio added it to heavy rotation[17] and the band's visibility increased.

Contributing to the song's success was a noir-ish, black-and-white video shot by director Carlos Grasso, which was added to MTV's Buzz Bin.

[21] The second single from the album, "Get Off This," was written in response to naysayers who accused Cracker of selling out and making music that was more mainstream than Lowery's previous band, Camper Van Beethoven.

[23] Written in a New Jersey hotel room,[24] "Eurotrash Girl" tells the story of a lonely young man in Europe who suffers through a series of humiliating episodes.

So despite protests from Virgin Records of putting too much material on the album, the band surreptitiously included the song, along with "I Ride My Bike," as hidden tracks during mastering.

[25] "Sick of Goodbyes" was co-written with Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, and was later re-recorded and released as a single from that band's album, Good Morning Spider.

[31] Twenty years after the album's release, webzine Spectrum Culture noted, "In the cases when both music and lyrics are on the mark – and there are many – the record achieves something close to greatness.

We've always leaned on American roots stuff, whether it's soul, blues or country... Fortunately, our sound somehow fit into modern rock radio back when grunge had taken over the entire world.

"[34] Pioneertown, where Kerosene Hat was recorded, still holds a special place for the band members, as Cracker hosts a music festival there each year.