The opener "Just the Same" features a maddeningly intricate polyrhythm, as the vocals appear to be in 7/8 while the rest of the music is in 6/8. "On Reflection" features a four-part fugue at the beginning, and some delicate recorder playing in the middle to accompany Minnear's vocals. The instrumental "Talybont" once again recalls a canon or fugue.

At the same time that this musical bag of tricks is being opened and used, the album stays in a fairly accessible style. The music is never difficult or overly academic like some of their earlier work. The title track is a hard-rocking denunciation of the band's old label and the limitations it imposed. In fact, a listener may well miss a lot of what is at work here because of the ear-friendly way in which it is presented. It is only after some time that this album fully reveals itself as a veritable classic.