The members of the band had all previously played with The Beasts of Bourbon, with the change of name due to the death of Spencer P. Jones and Brian Hooper.

The inspiration for the album was the death of Brian Hooper, who had been the long-term bassist of The Beasts of Bourbon, in April 2018.

The original idea was to get all former members together, but James Baker was unable to attend due to health issues.

[4][5] Salmon's "Pearls Before Swine" had been offered to the band for their previous album (when he wasn't a member), but was declined.

Frank Zappa's "The Torture Never Stops" and Warren Zevon's "My Shit's Fucked Up", both suggested by Perkins.

They did note that the ballads didn't have the same, "warped, semi-psychotic feel as similarly paced songs from their early years".

[9] The Music said both opening songs, "possess the right amount of grit and sleaze, worthy additions to The Beasts’ canon of work".