[5][6] Produced by Peter Moore, Bob Rupe, and Walter Salas-Humara, the album was recorded in the fall of 1989 at Gainesville's Great Southern Music Hall, an old theater.

[14] The New York Times wrote that "the band's austere style inflects the astringent twang of the Velvet Underground with the drone of R.E.M.

"[16] The Sun Sentinel called the album "a crisp slice of no-frills rock 'n' roll, seasoned with sincerity and soul.

"[21] Trouser Press noted that "Rupe and Salas-Humara seem to be taking pains to maintain the songs' scaled-down ramshackle charm, avoiding obvious hooks or gimmicks.

"[22] AllMusic wrote that "horns, strings, and accordion color the songs without drawing too much attention to themselves so that all the focus remains on Salas-Humara and Rupe's typically solid tunes.