The Chicago Tribune's recent feature on Scott McCaughey and The Minus 5 not only gives some fascinating background on the dark forces at work in shaping the album, but also on the dynamic between Scott and Peter Buck:

"For Buck, the Minus 5, who tour in a van and move their own equipment, represent a low-pressure opportunity for rock star slumming. For McCaughey--one of rock's most gifted and grievously underrated songwriters as well as one of its most likeable characters--the Minus 5 offers a chance to be a frontman after a career spent mostly as the Wacky Sidekick."