[2] Justin Vernon co-produced the album with Jim-E Stack,[3] who had previously worked with Bon Iver on the 2020 non-album singles, "PDLIF" and "AUATC".

The album was primarily recorded at Vernon's April Base studio in Wisconsin after it had been inactive for years as it underwent renovation.

The "conceptual genesis" for the album was on February 22, 2022, when Stack arrived at the studio with Danielle Haim, whose vocals are featured on "If Only I Could Wait".

[4] The album's announcement billed it as "Bon Iver's next chapter: the epilogue" and described it as a "love story set to lush, radiant pop music.

[6] The first single "Everything Is Peaceful Love" is set to be released on February 14, 2025, alongside a music video directed by filmmaker John Wilson.