It is the band's first release after being dropped by Geffen Records and signing with the indie label, Ultimate, and is their last album with original bassist Karl Shale.

In late 1995, their manager, Richard Cotton, got the band a deal with the independent label Rotator.

The Candyskins toured with the likes of Del Amitri, Dodgy, and My Life Story, which maintained their momentum.

[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic writes, "the record is filled with alternately crunching and ringing guitar hooks and pretty melodies" and "has a raw, infectious energy" but "is hampered by undistinguished and uneven songwriting, as well as predictable melodies".

[4] Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote that it was "weighed down with a carnival of hits ... sweeping away the most stubborn cob webs.