The opening track, "The Locks & Rocks Reel", gets its name from a near disastrous boat trip in Sweden from band member Peter Morrison, who wrote the track. "Jason's Famous Banjo" is named after the band's producer Calum MacLean whose stage name is Jason Famous, and when band member Innes travelled to the Staten Island, New York City to buy him a banjo. The title of the track "There's a Girl Behind the Bar Who Think She's Garbo", which mentions iconic Swedish film actress Garbo, is believed to be a reference to Kirsty MacColl's first hit "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" from 1981. The track is dedicated to, as the liner notes describe, "all those barmaids in New York City who tell you they're an actress while chatting you up for tips". The track features samples of New York City traffic in its intro and outro. "Friend of Crazy Joe" is dedicated to Glasgow promoter Billy Kelly who died during the recording of the album. He worked with the band during their 2005 trio to Sydney where they became good friends. The title itself refers to the band's driver, a man of Italian descent made up a fictitious Scottish friend named Crazy Joe. "Ramsaig" is named after a picturesque site of a cleared village near Dunvegan where Morrison's grandparents lived as shepherds, whilst the title of album closer "Nyup" is described in the liner notes as "a fun word to pepper your conversation with. Repeat as necessary." Guest musician John Disco plays additional guitar on the track.