The album was recorded virtually with several artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1][2] Awolnation's frontman Aaron Bruno said that working on the album was "fun" and "therapeutic", and was "a nice alternative to “looking at negative news all the time and living in a constant state of panic.””[3] The band's cover of "Drive" was originally released in 2019 along with the single "California Halo Blue", which was included on their previous album.

[4][5] On January 20, 2022, the band released a cover of "Wind of Change" by Scorpions, featuring members of Portugal.

The Man and Brandon Boyd of Incubus, and is the first song from the covers album.

[6][7] On February 27, 2022, the band released the second song, a cover of Midnight Oil's "Beds Are Burning", featuring Tim McIlrath of Rise Against.