[2] In June 2021, Alex Lifeson released two solo instrumental tracks, "Kabul Blues" and "Spy House", on his official website.
The new music coincided with the release of the Alex Lifeson Les Paul Standard Axcess model of electric guitar produced by Epiphone and featured Canadian musicians Andy Curran of Coney Hatch on bass and David Quinton Steinberg on drums.
[3] Less than a week following the announcement, Lifeson revealed that he had completed ten songs for his new side project, Envy of None, featuring Curran, Alfio Annibalini on guitar, and Maiah Wynne on vocals, with additional contributions from Steinberg and Tim Oxford on drums.
[4] On January 12, 2022, they announced that their self-titled debut album would be released on April 8, via Kscope, an independent record label based in London.
[8] The last song on the album, the instrumental "Western Sunset", is a tribute to Lifeson's former Rush bandmate, drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.