[4] In March 2007, Josh Grier announced that a variety of new untitled songs had been written after an extensive bout of touring that began in January 2007.

[5] In an interview with Billboard, Grier said the band would wait until their April tour before playing any new material to make sure the lyrics were written, so the songs wouldn't sound like "[mumbled] words.

The recording process was said to entail Grier writing the song, adding "all the music" and then the band would meet up and practice together to "figure out everybody's part".

"[3] Grier said the title of the album was suggested by drummer, Jeremy Hanson, who liked the idea of Walk It Off.

[17] Phares said, "Nothing makes as much of a visceral impact here as songs like "Insistor" did on The Loon [...] often, it feels like there's fog or a glass wall between the music and listeners' ears".

[8] However other reviewers felt that the album followed in a similar vein to their debut, with Billboard stating that, "[The Loon] was characterized by fuzzy vintage cool, and it's followed here with a much more frustrated version of the same",[18] whilst others said that Walk It Off was different from their debut but that the change in sound was positive; "It doesn't match its predecessor but it's a banquet of sound well worth feasting on.