[2] The album was inspired in part by the death of someone in Bulat's personal life, although she has not provided extensive detail about it to the media.

[3] At the time of the death, Bulat had an entirely different album ready to record, but felt that she could no longer connect to the material.

[3] Instead, she decided to make an album which acknowledged the pain she was going through while ultimately being hopeful and uplifting.

[4] Some of the album's tracks were recorded in a Royal Canadian Legion hall in Toronto, Ontario's Beaches neighbourhood.

[6] All tracks are written by Basia Bulat This 2010s folk album-related article is a stub.