The album has never been commercially released, but it was made available as a free download from the band's Web site and as a promotional Compact Disc and vinyl LP from Warner Bros. Records.
(after Not Bad for No Tour) and was intended to introduce their music to a wider audience.
Flak Magazine's James Norton praised it for the precedent it sets for other artists to release free music, but considers the music "stuffy" and lacking fun.
[2] Mark Reed of Drowned in Sound agreed that the music was boring and both reviewers criticized the apparently random track listing and choice of remixes.
[3] All songs written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe