Chicago-based indie rockers Ratboys first came to prominence in the 2010s, mounting tours with bands like Foxing and Wild Pink, and releasing well-received albums like GN (2017) and Printer's Devil (2020).

[5] The song's music video depicts a young couple finding romance amidst scenes set in a grassy field or at the county fair.

[2] "Morning Zoo" tackles anxiety-ridden indecision,[7] while "Crossed That Line" was originally meant to soundtrack a friend's film about a fictional punk band.

[8] The Skinny's Tony Inglis wrote that the album "is indicative of a newfound assuredness for a band which itself has stretched from a two-piece to a full foursome".

[10] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic described The Window as "a volatile [set] that continues a gradual shift in balance toward harsher guitar tones and more energy without shunning the ambling, jangly alt-country that has co-existed with the band's Breeders-revering alt-rock side since their full-length debut".