 Veruca Salt released a self-funded demo tape and shopped it to labels while playing a handful of small club shows.The buzz around the band grew furiously, and after only a few live gigs, the band was signed to Minty Fresh Records and began recording with producer Brad Wood who had recently worked on Liz Phair's critically acclaimed "Exile in Guyville".The band released an orange 7" single for the song "Seether".