It has been described as "nightmarish in all the right ways" and was said to have been influenced by Flipper and Public Image Ltd.[1] The title track would serve as inspiration for Godflesh during the recording of their 1988 album Streetcleaner.

[2] The album was long thought to never be reissued due to the supposed destruction of the original master tapes.

[1] However, on May 29, 2020, Drag City released a box set reissue and remaster of the album, along with both versions of Teen Love.

Most lyrics mock punk subculture and the social normalities of human life; such as marriage, fashion, and so on.

The closer track, "Happiness Is...", features multiple different looped sound samples, layered over a funk-influenced instrumental.