Produced by Rodaidh McDonald and John Parish, the album was preceded by the singles, "Plant Life", "Walking at a Downtown Pace", "Black Widow Spider" and "Homo Sapien".

The vast majority of the album was written and recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, with the band working on long, improvised compositions before arranging them into songs influenced by clubbing and nightlife.

With the release of their sixth studio album, Wide Awake!, in May 2018, the band embarked on an extensive tour which lasted until November 2019.

During this time, co-lead vocalists and guitarists Austin Brown and Andrew Savage became more interested in dance and techno music, becoming tired of the expectations of rock bands.

"[3] The band was influenced by the Primal Scream album, Screamadelica (1991), which fused indie rock with house music,[3] and wanted to recreate the feeling of clubbing culture and nightlife in the studio: "We very much wanted to make a record that embodied a live music experience but more like at a club or party level with DJs, not necessarily a live band.

[3] Producer Rodaidh McDonald would record the entirety of the band's long jam sessions, which he would then hone into shorter songs.

"[4] Despite traditionally playing guitar and keyboards in the band, Austin Brown would often operate a 16-channel dub station instead during the jam sessions, rotating and implementing different effects throughout.

[3] With the release of the album delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the unexpected extra time allowed Andrew Savage to focus on aspects of the release that he otherwise wouldn't have: "You know, one of the saving graces of the whole [pandemic] was this record because, truth be told, I’ve worked on it every day since in some form or another.