the album includes the track "sixteen military wives", the music video of which was distributed by the band via bittorrent. a double vinyl version was released in the united states that contained the album on the first three sides with an ep of outtakes named "picaresqueties" on the fourth side. this ep was the band's final release for the kill rock stars label. in europe, a single-disc vinyl version was released on rough trade without the "picaresqueties" ep; the first six tracks appear on side a, and the final five are on side b.