"[4] Comparisons have been drawn with The Police, with a commentator noting the "space in the sound", the high quality of the songwriting, and the fact that Sebastopol has a power trio configuration.

[6] However, the number "zero" being written out is apparently poetic licence since, according to the command protocol for imposing radio silence, the actual spoken phrase should be "Hello all stations, this is 0".

[citation needed] Powell, who is the band's main songwriter, has talked in radio and press interviews[7][8] about the unusual circumstances and inspiration behind the album.

Sebastopol are occasionally referred to as "The Masters of Monochrome" in radio and press interviews, because all band artwork and photographs are produced in black and white.

[12] Sebastopol's debut album was produced by the band but mixed by Mick Glossop who has worked with punk and post-punk artists including Public Image Limited and The Wonderstuff.