It was released on September 28, 1992, 14 years after the band's second studio album and subsequent breakup in 1978.

Rock critic Robert Christgau wrote, "I prefer the more rocking, songful old Television, but it's a tribute to Tom Verlaine's conceptual restlessness and force of personality that in a world where alternative guitar means making noise or mixing and matching from the used bins, these four veterans have regrouped with a distinct new sonic identity.

"[5] Per Milo Miles of The New York Times, "Trying to adjust after a long layoff, these musicians have assembled a scaled-down Television, though one with exquisite design details.

"[6] Ira Robbins of Entertainment Weekly hailed it as "a shadowy album no less edgy or atmospheric than their first two.

The band's filigree of interwoven guitar patterns has gained in maturity and refinement, but songwriter-singer Verlaine’s unique vision still comes through loud and clear.