[1] The three band members began writing material for the album during the summer of 2009, with the majority of this work being done at Emerson Hart's home in Nashville, Tennessee.

The album was recorded over the span of a month during fall 2009 at Conway Studios in Hollywood, jointly produced by Tonic and Nathaniel Kunkel.

[2] Pete Maloney continued his longtime association with the band by playing drums on the album, though Hart, Russo, and Lavery remained the only official members of Tonic during this period.

"[2] An official press release about the album states that it is redolent of Tonic's, "trademark honest, powerful, melodic rock sound.

"[3] A behind the scenes tour of Conway Studios hosted by Emerson Hart is available on Amazon.com's Tonic store, and is thought to have marked the world debut of snippets of "Release Me," as well as part of the album's cover art.

Tonic planned to tour during summer 2010 to help promote the album, with Hart saying of the band that, "We'll probably go back to slugging in clubs and small theaters and stuff like that.

[6] Tonic is also utilizing technology that didn't exist during its 2002 release of Head on Straight, namely using Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace as ways to connect with fans and subsequently promote the album.

Allmusic critic Mark Demming rated the album three out of five stars, saying, "Thankfully, Tonic doesn't sound like the work of a band struggling to re-create their past success, and instead finds them confidently embracing their signature sound and doing what they do with a sure hand and genuine inspiration...Tonic is less a comeback than an enthusiastic return to form, and anyone who enjoyed their first three albums will feel comfortably at home with this music.