The EP is made up of five songs Tankian had originally written several years earlier,[2] for a possible System of a Down reunion album that did not come to pass because the other members of the band did not see "eye-to-eye" on their suitability.

[3][4] Tankian decided to record the tracks himself with engineers Vlado Meller and Dan Monti and release them under his own name,[5][6] expecting this action to allow the band to move forward.

[2] The album was expected to be released in fall 2020, but was delayed due to renewed strife between Armenia and Azerbaijan;[8] Tankian instead spent that period engaged in international awareness efforts.

[6] The album features some lyrics referencing the 2021 documentary film Truth to Power, which chronicles Tankian's efforts to gain international recognition for the Armenian Genocide.

[9] The title track "Elasticity" was released as an advance single and features a music video directed by Vlad Kaptur.