[3] It was written and produced by Davies, and features a guest appearance by frequent collaborator James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers.

The challenge, in taking on a subject that naturally lends itself to downtempo, introspective ballads, was forcing myself to do something much more experimental, musically.The record was announced in November 2020, alongside the cover-art and track list.

[11] Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Steven Loftin dubbed the album as "a collection of songs that each sits within the calloused hand of grief, desperately trying to unfurl its infuriatingly homely fingers with an embittered rage".

[6] In FMS Magazine, Jimi Arundell described the "stoic yet stylish" record as "a true masterpiece which transforms her own tragedies into a universal language of pain".

[12] "The Art of Losing" which was named amongst the "Best Albums of 2021" by numerous publications including the Sunday Times,[13] Prog Magazine,[14] Record Collector,[15] The Line of Best Fit,[16] The Sun, Yorkshire Post,[17] and Classic Rock.