As a result, singer Simon Le Bon stated that the record is "about a crazy Halloween party" and "supposed to be fun".

[3] Keyboardist Nick Rhodes revealed that the project "metamorphosed through a pure, organic process" and was made faster than anything they had done ever since their debut album.

He also explained that the result is something they could not predict, citing the band's core elements—"emotion, mood, style and attitude"—as the essence of the album.

Founding member and bass player John Taylor added that the album "offers an interesting insight into the personality of the band" with music that "packs a real punch".

[6] Produced by the band, Josh Blair and Mr Hudson, the set of songs includes six covers—Billie Eilish's "Bury a Friend", Cerrone's "Supernature", the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black", Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Spellbound", the Specials' "Ghost Town", and Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer"—[7][8] and remakes of three older Duran Duran songs: 1981's "Night Boat", 1983's "Secret Oktober" (as "Secret Oktober 31st") and 1993's "Love Voodoo" renamed "Love Voudou".

[10] Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH wrote that "perhaps not surprisingly the new material fares best" and the band's "fan base will lap it up readily, but ultimately the feeling is that of being tricked rather than treated".