They invited Jeff Sojka to join the band after a chance meeting at Mikal Blue's Revolver Studios.

MTV Buzzworthy declared them 'One to Watch' and stated, "If you like melodic rock & roll with great female vocals like Florence and the Machine, you'll definitely dig of Verona.

"[1] The album's lead single, "Castles", received radio play on stations such as KROQ and 98.7FM in Los Angeles, and the song's video was also added to rotation on mtvU.

[10] The song "Dark in My Imagination" has been played regularly on specialty stations such as KCRW[11][12] and reached number one on the Hype Machine chart.

[13] Other songs from the album have been used in several television shows, including Teen Wolf, Army Wives, Grimm, Dance Moms, Pretty Little Liars, Finding Carter, Welcome to Sweden, Scream, Riverdale, Rectify on the Sundance Channel and The Real L Word.