In 2016, the group embarked on an anniversary tour for their Tales Told by Dead Friends (2006) EP,[3] and later for their debut album A Lesson in Romantics (2007) in 2017.

[8] On May 31, a music video was released for "It's Hard to Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning",[9] directed by Miguel Barbosa.

[11] In October and November, the group went on a headlining US tour, with support from This Wild Life, William Ryan Key and Oh, Weatherly.

Hannah Adamson of Melodic called the record, "a blend of previous albums and has songs that vary along all ends of the Mayday gamut."

"[21] Wall of Sound remarked, "The track list is amazing as it boasts songs with all different styles and it’s definitely not bland or boring in the slightest."