[1] The band signed to a major label and received "all the ability that gives you when it comes to writing and recording", according to vocalist Mikey Chapman.

Eventually, the group "got into this rhythm", according to bassist Sam Douglas and wrote the album in a month.

[5] "Fire" tells a story of when your home and safe haven is taken away from you with "When Are We Waking Up" continuing from that stating that you still have the power to change things and you should never lose hope.

[5] On 6 January 2014[2] Mallory Knox began pre-production at Moles Studio in Bath, Somerset with producer Gil Norton.

[1] While doing pre-production on "Ghost in the Mirror", Norton was strident about a particular section of the song, which made Chapman realised he "need[ed] to speak my mind here and hope it doesn't fall to pieces".

[1] In the Rock Sound magazine, the band stated that they had written 16 songs, but are going to commit to 10 or 11 of them for the follow-up to their previous album, Signals (2013).

[9] The first song heard off the album, titled "QOD II", was streamed on BBC Radio 1 with Zane Lowe in early June.

[12] The third song to be released of the album was "Shout At the Moon" on 10 September and was also accompanied by a music video.

[13] The band is set to headline in a UK tour throughout November along with support acts Frank Iero, Fort Hope and Moose Blood.

[13] Asked where the concept for the "Heart & Desire" video came from, Chapman replied that the band "love the whole space [setting]!

"[4] Rob Sayce of Rock Sound wrote that the album "picks up exactly where ‘Signals’ left off.

"[15] He remarked the album was full of "ingenious vocal interplay and moments of genuine audacity".