[6] Frontman and lyricist Ben Schneider stated that he drew influence for writing the album from wandering around Los Angeles at night.

[12] On March 30, 2018, seven songs from the album were made available to stream at specific geo-locations across the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia.

Using followtheemeraldstar.com and a mobile device with GPS, such as a smartphone, the user was guided to the hand-selected locations, including national parks, hikes, beaches, and even a volcano, where they could then listen to one song.

This was designed to be an immersive program that "expands upon the album's narratives and themes while showcasing the hidden world that inhabits Vide Noir".

[14] The band began its tour to support the album, starting the day of release, April 20, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and moved throughout North America until ending in Denver, Colorado in October 2018.

[15] Under the Radar magazine praised the album, describing it as "easily the band's most musically striking release to date" and stating that it "hold[s] the same grounded grooves fans and critics have come to appreciate from their first two albums,...but layered atop and around Ben Schneider's rooted compositions are psychedelic frills, fuzzed out guitars, and foreign instrumentation.