Tweedy had recently quit smoking marijuana, attendance at Wilco concerts was dwindling, and Tweedy was trying to manage his marriage, a mortgage, and the birth of his first child.
Tweedy je netom prestao pušiti marihuanu, posjeti koncerata sastava su opali, a Tweedy se pokušavao nositi s bračnim životom, hipotekom i rođenjem prvog djeteta.