As well as being released on the standard formats of digital download, CD and standard black vinyl,[6] the album also released a limited edition purple vinyl available from their official online store.

After releasing his debut album Psycho Jukebox in 2011, pictures emerged on Lawler's Facebook page, showing him in the studio.

On 24 February 2012, Lawler announced on his website and Facebook that he had almost completed the album and that it was going to be titled Bright Night Flowers.

In a March 2018 interview with Wired Noise, Jon revealed that he had re-recorded Bright Night Flowers and had possibly changed his stance on releasing it.

During October 2018, fans had noticed that his own website had been changed to a "Coming Soon" holding page.