Unlike on their previous album Gordon, Steven Page and Ed Robertson did not collaborate as frequently.

Imagine if they raised your VISA limit to $5,000 and then you had to give your card to a professional shopper — let's call him a producer in the case — and he said, 'OK, let's spend the whole thing.

'"[4] Page added that keyboardist/percussionist Andy Creeggan considered leaving the band during album rehearsals, but was convinced to stay for its completion and subsequent promotional tour.

[5] Conversely, in an interview with VICE that same year, Ed Robertson stated that it was "easily" his least favourite of the band's records.

Robertson cited "fractured" dynamics and communication issues within the group; the difficulty of following up the success of their previous album, Gordon; and difficulty dealing with the 1993 death of his brother as factors that made it difficult for him to feel attached to the songs on the album.