[10] Finnerty's debut single "Someone Tell The Boys" was released in 2017 and quickly gained traction on Spotify after appearing on the Discover Weekly Playlist.

[19][5][20] The first track on the album, "Pool", begins with the last voicemail Finnerty's grandmother left before passing away, where she is singing a Lebanese lullaby.

[9] Later in 2021 she would release The Baby Reimagined, a collection of covers and remixes of songs from her debut album by artists including Briston Maroney, Anjimile, Charlie Hickey, Field Medic, Christian Lee Hutson, Bartees Strange, and more.

[24] In 2021, Finnerty released the extended play Scout, containing three original songs: "As You Are", "Show Up" and "Elephant" as well as a cover of When In Rome's' "The Promise", which featured Jelani Aryeh.

[31][32] Subsequent singles from the album include "Mad At Me" with Papa Mbye in November[33] and a double release in December, "Pink Balloon/Sea Lions.

[41] Finnerty began her career in New York City working in the DIY scene, but moved to Nashville in 2021 for a "less chaotic" environment.

[45][46] She has cited a range of musical influences including Lana Del Rey, FKA Twigs,[38] The National,[47] Nirvana, Elliott Smith, Liz Phair,[48] Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, Brittany Howard and Okay Kaya.