Volt includes songs by Nick Lowe, Thunderclap Newman, Big Star, the Zombies, Hüsker Dü, and Neil Young.

Inspired by the then-current 1992 Los Angeles riots, the band chose songs about peace, revolution and freedom as a unifying concept for the album.

Gregory McIntosh of AllMusic wrote that none of the songs were "particularly gripping, but there are some great moments as well as fun listens for fans of Trip Shakespeare.

"[4] Courtney King of Tennessee newspaper The Jackson Sun called Volt "enjoyable," singling out the "upbeat and peppy" version of "Peace Love, and Understanding," calling it "a really good song to slam to if you do it at a moderate pace," but felt that the band did better with its original compositions.

[5] Dave Strahan of the Daily Iowan newspaper called it "a disappointment", saying it reduced Trip Shakespeare to "a cheesy cover band."