The Lemonheads were up to album number 5 with "It's a Shame About Ray" leading to a few commentators to point to the rise of grunge as being beneficial for the band. The band were also buoyed by their remake of Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" which was put out in conjunction with a re-release of the film 'the Graduate'.
Things hadn't been rosy before that. The band's fourth album hadn't fared too well and one band member left the group. Guitarist/singer/songwriter Evan Dando decamped to Australia to work on songs that would end up going towards this album.
With its upbeat, catchy songs with a bit of straight-ahead rock guitar backing, the Lemonhead's sound would occasionally get tagged with the label of "bubble grunge". The group combine grunge, pop, garage and even a bit of country to make their sound.
Another one, unfortunately, that falls into the category of "I liked it well enough, but won't rush to revisit it."
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