Produced in part by Nineteen85 and Frank Dukes,[7] the album marks the musician's transition from folk to minimalistic R&B.

James Vincent McMorrow met producer Nineteen85 in 2014 in Toronto, when they were introduced to work together on material for other artists.

"[8] On the album, McMorrow opens up and sings for the first time about mental health problems he had as a teenager.

The song "I Lie Awake Every Night" deals with an eating disorder that left him hospitalised in a mental health unit weighing somewhere between 32 and 35 kilograms.

[10] In October and November 2016, McMorrow will also tour Europe and the United States in support of the album.