It is the first album to not feature keyboardist Jamal Sabet who left the band back in 2014 to pursue other musical endeavours.

During an interview with ppcorn.com, guitarist Alex Pearson gave a tentative October release date for the album.

As I kept listening to this album, hearing more and more of the lyrics each time, it was hard not to want to make note of many beautiful lines."

[11] Matt Doria of Blunt Magazine praised Woodley's programming and lyrics in particular, writing, "...synths are indefinitely more refined - less obnoxious, but as prevalent as they've ever been.

Along with a broadened hot-to-cold singing range, his songwriting has also sharpened tenfold; subject matter is the same as it's always been, but Woodley is no longer appealing exclusively to Newtown hipsters..." [12] All songs written by Hands Like Houses, with additional writers listed [13]