In 2004, Yoni Wolf enlisted his older brother Josiah, Doug McDiarmid, and Matt Meldon and formed Why?.

moniker, the 2003 album Oaklandazulasylum, expanding to the sound of a full indie rock band.

The ten songs on the album were recorded during the Alopecia sessions and are described by Yoni Wolf as "the least hip-hop out of anything I've ever been involved with.

"[5] On June 27, 2012, the band announced via Stereogum that they would be releasing their new EP Sod in the Seed on August 13 on City Slang.

The song is more upbeat than any of the tracks on Eskimo Snow and contains rapping, which had been absent on the previous album.

[7] In 2013, the band released an EP entitled Golden Tickets on the Joyful Noise label.

Over the course of several months, Yoni and Josiah Wolf internet-stalked these fans for the purpose of crafting musical homages which would end up on this album.

"[8] One track on the album focuses on an individual's Twitter feed, while Dropjaw lipreads the verbal meanderings of a fan who sent them a soundless video of himself talking into a camera.

Yoni Wolf has released many albums as a member of groups including Clouddead, Reaching Quiet, and Hymie's Basement.

He produced several tracks for fellow Anticon co-founder Pedestrian's album Volume One: UnIndian Songs in 2005.