The liner notes and packaging were laid out by Ted Baird, who would later join the band as a musician.

The relief print by Cassie Rose Kobeski on the cover is entitled "Sunday Dinner".

AllMusic writer John D. Luerssen noted various influences on the album, from The Beatles to Robyn Hitchcock.

[1] Writer Matt Fink, also of Allmusic, compared the album's lo-fi style and "off-the-wall songcraft" to Robert Pollard.

[2] Tom Schulte of Skratch Magazine described a contrast between songs on the album, some which "bask in a harsh sun of feedback and distortion .