[5] In an interview with Alternative Press in September, What's Eating Gilbert consisted of Gilbert on vocals and guitar, Honor Nezzo on keyboard and vocals, Audelio Flores, Jr. of Set Your Goals on bass, and New Found Glory member Cyrus Bolooki on drums.

[8] Also in September, What's Eating Gilbert went on a headlining tour with support from Tegan and Sara and Twin Forks.

Josh Colbert of Further Seems Forever contributed additional guitars, while Mikey Ambrose of Set Your Goals played drums.

"[2] After being asked why it took so long for the album to be released, Gilbert replied that "New Found Glory [...] had an action-packed last year and a half"[18] and waited "until I had some time off.

[1] In July, Gilbert supported Anthony Raneri of Bayside alongside Laura Stevenson and Allison Weiss[20] on the Sorry State of Mind Tour.

[19] AllMusic reviewer Timothy Monger said the release "sounds like a fairly straightforward power pop album".

"[1] Reviewing the album for the Daily Breeze, Sam Gnerre said it was full of "dozen smartly crafted, energetically rendered slices of power-pop".

[3] Lloyd commented that Gilbert's lyrics about "feeling pretty loved-up [...] [Is] something that could [have been] sickly" for lesser-known bands.