"Little Kix" was Mansun’s third album, and was a dramatic turnaround of the band's sound after the sprawling "Six", dropping its predecessor’s prog rock styling for a more commercial and soulful sound. The album was recorded in difficult circumstances in Pink Floyd's old studio on a boat, Astoria. For the first time, bandleader Paul Draper wasn't producing the music in any capacity. Hugh Padgham was hired instead. Theoretically Padgham should have had a good affinity with the group as he had previously worked with David Bowie, one of the group's major influences.