He had previously worked as a composer on various independent films, including the 2005 Larry Kent dark comedy The Hamster Cage,[7] Surfing The Waste ("a musical documentary about dumpster diving"),[8] and The Visible Will vs. the Invisible Wall in which Penner collaborates with Algerian refugee Abdelkader Belaouni.

[9] In 2011 Penner spent time travelling across North Africa and the Middle East before releasing a solo EP entitled Odes To The House on the Netherlands label Beep!

He then returned to Montreal and reunited with drummer Jamie Thompson, forming another new group The Hidden Words with musicians Eric and James Farr, Marie-Claire Saindon and Neah Bahji Kelly.

[13] The album features songs recorded during his time with The Unicorns and Clues, as well as more recent compositions influenced by the Baháʼí Faith and the Canadian poet Alden Nowlan.

Penner subsequently announced a new EP titled Canada in Space, to be released on 29 June 2015 on City Slang records, and a European tour of the UK, Netherlands, France and Germany, featuring Cera as both support act and a member of his backing band.