Initially formed as a three-piece with drummer Christian Leitch and bassist/producer William Spong,[1] 40 Watt Sun is now the singular project of Patrick Walker as its centre and sole stable member, alongside a group of revolving musicians.

[2] Hank Shteamer of Rolling Stone magazine has described the band's music as "a poetic, gradually unfolding dirge rock.

[4] Produced entirely by the band, and mixed and mastered by bass player William Spong,[5] the album was released in Europe by Cyclone Empire and in North America by Metal Blade Records.

[10] In a 2016 interview with Vice magazine, Walker explained how 40 Watt Sun's new recordings were not well received by their heavily metal-orientated label Cyclone Empire, and he spent the next year-and-a-half trying to bargain the band's way out of its contract.

[12] This time Walker was joined by a selection of guest musicians, including drummer Andrew Prestidge (Warning/The Osiris Club), bass player Lorraine Rath (Amber Asylum/Worm Ouroboros), and pianist/composer Chris Redman.