On December 4, 2009, at 12:00 am he released a demo version of "The Ballad of Bill the Saint" on his personal Myspace page, the first recorded song from his upcoming solo album.

Steve Choi from RxBandits, Davey Warsop from Beat Union and Jarrod Alexander of My Chemical Romance were announced as his backing band and collaborators on the recording.

On August 23, 2024, Raneri signed with Equal Vision Records, who released his third EP, Everyday Royalty, on November 15 of the same year.

[13] In late 2015, upon returning to the United States from Bayside's European Tour, Raneri and his wife divorced, whereby each would retain some custody of their daughter.

The album would later get the name Vacancy with the front cover showing a picture of the motel Raneri stayed in.