It is his first album since i always -ed you without Trent Boeschen and Kevin Hobson, and marks a turning point in his career.

Montana Tale was recorded over the summer of 2009 at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz, California.

The guitarist Leland Jackness returned, along with Randy Schwartz on drums and Zach Gill on piano, organ and accordion.

[4] Craigie claimed that many of the songs were written on his early tours through the western United States, when he spent a lot of time traveling through Montana.

[6] It was his first album to receive significant airplay and was placed in rotation on radio stations such as KHUM and KPIG.