"I really wanted to capture the band that had been backing me up for the past year and a half.

We recorded everything live, in one room without headphones and hardly any overdubs.

The touring band for the album featured John Kent from Radish and Jason Roberts on guitar.

Ben Kweller also co-headlined with Death Cab for Cutie and Incubus in the US.

Towards the end of touring, Kweller opened for The Black Crowes at one of their Hammerstein reunion shows.