After 20 years of loud guitar rock band recording and touring, Bob Mould decided to relearn the process of composition. Unlike the past, he turned to electronic tools - samplers, synthesizers, computer-based recorders - and found a new set of tones, colors, and processes with which to create pop songs.

In some ways, this record might remind listeners of songs Bob Mould wrote back in the early days: simple chordal structures, direct in lyrical content, and dense in sonic temperament. Some elements are familiar, such as distorted electric guitar; others, like loops and grooves, may surprise the longtime fans.

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