Barwick has said that her music is influenced by her participation in church choir while growing up in Louisiana.

[2] On the EP, Florine, she uses a loop station and pedals to create minimalist repetition accompanied by layers of vocals and synthesizers.

[4] She recorded her first full-length album, The Magic Place, on a rehearsal stage because it was soundproof and had a piano.

The name comes from the drug of forgetfulness found in ancient Greek literature and the work of Edgar Allan Poe.

A music video directed by Derrick Belcham was shot at the historic Philip Johnson Glass House.