Bedhead's final LP, Transaction de Novo was recorded from May 2, 1997 to May 9, 1997, and engineered by Steve Albini.

[2] In a departure from their usual sound, Transaction De Novo featured more up-tempo, heavily distorted songs than its predecessors.

"[4] The album received a near perfect 9.6/10 score from Pitchfork Media, with the reviewer stating that "over the course of a couple of albums and EPs, Dallas' Bedhead have delivered some of the most lush, gorgeous guitar music of this, or any other decade... One gets to wondering if these people have ever played a bum note, let alone a dud song.

Despite...extremely minute imperfections, Transaction De Novo proves itself to be one of the most intimate and lush albums ever to grace indie ears.

"[1] Conversely, a review in the Austin American-Statesman described Transaction de Novo as "[stumbling] along at an uncomfortably slow pace" with no deviation from the band's previous releases.