[3] Blue's career is characterized by sharp changes in musical style, and her releases fall into different genre classifications, ranging from synth-pop to avant-garde and death metal.

[4] She met Colin Althaus and Joey Buttlar in the early 2010s and they joined Nick Soria and Céline Broussard to form Emily Otnes and the Weekdays, later renamed to Tara Terra.

In 2016, Blue went through a mentally difficult time and felt the need to express her thoughts about womanhood, rape culture, and trauma.

[6] All the income from the album sales and merchandise for Another Angry Woman went to RACES (Rape Advocacy, Counseling, & Education Services) organization.

Blue released the two-sided single, "Blackberries // Rico Acid" on April 7, 2017, with an up-tempo pop sound.

Huffington Post praised the track, labeling it as the band "[showing] off their rhythmic chemistry underneath Blue's falsettos and [Colin] Althaus's bright guitar riffs."

It was also said that a few listens to Blue's "Microscope" and "Falling in Love", "make it clear that she can translate her razor-sharp hooks into any musical language".

The festival took place on December 6, at Schuba's Tavern and included performances from Chicago band Flora, artists Carlile, SuperKnova, Thair and GirlBoifriend.

On November 8, 2019, Blue won first place in Chicago Reader's year-end Best Pop Artist award.

The Deli called the song "ethereal" and said it was "more firmly planted in Dream Pop than Blue's previous singles", while Emma Maliborski of Chicago Haze said it "manages to send listeners to a vibrant landscape through their earbuds".

[3] On 7 August 2020, following a live performance for Jack Daniel's via Audiotree, with two previously unreleased tracks "Prophet" and "Glow", Blue released a single titled "Trump.".

On 9 October, she followed the news up with a cover of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain on Me", which features vocals from Chicago singer Thair.

On 26 November 2020, Emily Blue's long-term songwriting partner Max Perenchio died at the age of 33 in a car crash in Southern California.

[15][16] On the week of its release, the song peaked #35 on the Israeli digital charts,[17] marking the singer's Top 40 debut.

[18] On 4 August, Blue revealed on an Instagram livestream that The Afterlove would come out "soon", announcing that one more single would precede the album release.