Its third single "Heavy Heart", is one of their well known songs and has been covered by different artists including Paul Kelly, Ben Lee, Lisa Mitchell, TZU, Courtney Barnett, and the Supersuckers.

His work schedule was described by front man, vocalist and guitarist, Tim Rogers, they were put "through the wringer," with high standards for the scansion of the vocal performance, which he wanted to capture on the recordings.

[4][5] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane believes it is "lean, nifty rock’n’roll";[3] while music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll observed it was a "back-to-basics" album.

"[8] AllMusic's Jack Rabid said the band, "finally makes some headway toward matching its vicious, chaotic live intensity.

"[9] Ranked as 19th most under-rated album of all time, FasterLouder said, "For a band that always styled itself on the sloppy swagger of the Stones, the clever wordplay of The Kinks and the brazen cheek of The Faces, #4's about as close as they got to an amalgam of that holy trinity.