After touring was completed for their previous album, Shine On, the band took a short break.

The album was originally thought to be released in late 2008 but a secret show was played in Melbourne in December 2008 only to debut new material.

In an interview with MTV's Ruby Rose on Channel 10's 7PM Project, it was said two unnamed tracks were recorded in Australia, one in Melbourne and one in Sydney.

[citation needed] The album was posted on 20 August 2009 on the band's MySpace page.

The track "K.I.A (Killed in Action)" was added to Jet's website in early April 2009.