Stylistically, it deviates from the heavy electronic sound of The Beautiful Liar by incorporating acoustic guitar-led melodies and less production.

[3] A follow up EP Townies was released on October 18, 2024 including four new tracks that were written before and after the creation of the main album.

[4] The genesis for the creation of the album stemmed from Todd Peterson, music teacher and mentor of Sam and Casey Harris, passed away in 2021.

[5] After returning to Ithaca for the first time in many years, the band began recording and producing the album with most songs being already written.

Matt Collar of AllMusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 star-rating and wrote that "X Ambassadors may have left Ithaca in search of greater glory, but Townie shows just how much they've carried their hometown and its people with them on the way".

Following the release of the album and its respective tour the band began teasing new material on their Instagram with snippets of a new song entitled "Fragile."