[12] Guitarist Alex Henery later revealed it was due to vocalist Andrew Fisher wishing to become a certified teacher which required him to return to school for a period of a year and a half.

[13] Drummer James Fisher, Andrew's younger brother, was graduating from art school, and the rest of the members were working on their respective careers.

[13] Henery, meanwhile, was working as a videographer in Boston, Massachusetts for record label Run for Cover.

[14] In late January 2014, the group announced that they would be returning from their hiatus and would perform shows during the summer.

[20] Recording took place at Assault and Battery 2 in England, while mixing would later be done by Pura at the Panda Studios in California.

[21] The album's sound has been described as alternative rock,[3][7] compared to American bands such as Jimmy Eat World, Failure, and Soundgarden.

[22] Henery later named American band Autolux as "the biggest influence" on the record as "they just had energy and had that distortion, but still had really cool melodies.

[45] The title track was made available as DLC in the video game Rock Band 4 Personnel per booklet.