Godrich said: "They're a great band, they're really quirky, but the guy writes loads of serious three minute pop songs with Beach Boys backing vocals.

He did these demos that got him the deal on his home 8-track, and they just sound ridiculously over the top, messy but in a great way, really trashy and dirty.

The album received critical acclaim, but had limited chart success, reaching No.

Four singles were released from the album; "Lava", "Last Day", "Golden Skin" and "Julia", of which, only "Golden Skin" and "Lava" reached the UK Top 40.

"Golden Skin" was used in the soundtrack of the British romantic comedy film Shooting Fish which was released the same year as the album.