The album was written and recorded over a period of six months in mid-2021,[1][2] at Dr Lee Prebble's Surgery Studios in Wellington.

[3] The album's first single "Mr Reggae", a cover of the 1977 song by Hawaiian musician Billy Kaui,[4][5] was released on 26 November 2021.

[8] The band performed at Rhythm & Alps on 30 December, followed by three large-scale concerts in January, held in New Plymouth, Christchurch and Western Springs in Auckland.

[9] The group's concert at Western Springs made them the second New Zealand band in history to headline the venue, after Six60.

[10] In addition to L.A.B., strings on the album were performed by The Black Quartet, a group featuring Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Peau Halapua and Joe Harrop.