[1] Lead singer Alex Biro started the group in 2015, after parting ways with his old band in Los Angeles and moving back to his parents' basement, where he began working on new music.
It was produced by James Paul Wisner, who worked with Paramore and Dashboard Confessional,[8] and the artwork was created by Daniel P. Carter, host of the BBC Radio 1's Rock Show.
[10] In May 2018, Selfish Things played at Slam Dunk Festival in the UK,[11] and from July to August they joined the Spill Canvas for a North American tour.
"[14] On 22 February 2019, they released "Drained", a song featuring William Ryan Key (former lead singer of Yellowcard), and they also joined him for a tour across the US the following month.
[citation needed] On 17 June 2022, the band released an acoustic/orchestral single exclusively on YouTube entitled "Throw Me in the Sun" featuring dancer and performance artist Emma Portner.
Biro described the album as a significant departure from past work and cited complete ownership of the band's masters as a major reason for not resigning with a record label.