Most of the album was recorded by Tim Green of Nation of Ulysses in July 1992, at the Embassy in Washington, DC.

Molly Neuman sings on "Richard", which was recorded in December 1992 at the Red House in Olympia, Washington by Tim Green.

"[3] Ira Robbins wrote approvingly in Trouser Press: "Mustering 17 songs (including a relatively protracted bash at the Runaways' seminal "Cherry Bomb") in under a half-hour, the album is like a slap in the face: it's over before you realize what you're feeling but its sting lasts a good long while.

"[7] Prominent music critic Robert Christgau of The Village Voice praised the songs "Throwaway" and "No You Don't".

[10][11][12] NME said that the album "helped to refine what riot grrrl was all about—namely, shunning academia and adopting a do-it-yourself attitude.