[3] Recorded at Paris's Studios Ferber [fr] in 2002 and 2003,[4] the album combines jazz, bossa nova and indie rock.

A track from the album, "Inside and Out", was nominated as Single of the Year in the 2006 Juno Awards.

Barry Walters of Rolling Stone likened Feist's vocals on the album to "the jazz tingle of Peggy Lee", and her melodicism to Tin Pan Alley.

[6] MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic gave praise to the various production choices on the tracks and the vocal work over it, saying that "[S]he's playful with her design and the overall composition flows nicely.

"[7] Barry Walters, writing for Rolling Stone, also lauded praise for the album's eclectic genre and vocal dynamics, saying that "Feist proves she's a modern gal with a sparse yet varied sound that draws from chamber pop, chill-out, postmodern folk, Burt Bacharach and beyond.