Although Tweedy was indifferent to the offer, Bennett was enthused about recording songs of one of his idols—Bennett's previous band Titanic Love Affair was named after a Billy Bragg lyric.
Dok je Tweedy bio ravnodušan po pitanju ponude, Bennett je bio uzbuđen zbog snimanja pjesama svojih idola — Bennettov prijašnji sastav Titanic Love Affair dobio je ime po stihu Billyja Bragga.