[8] After Microcastle had leaked months in advance of its planned release date, the band recorded a new album in an attempt to reward those who awaited its street release date although like Microcastle, it also leaked in advance.

The album is unique in the Deerhunter canon in that it includes songs composed and performed entirely by singular members of the band, outside what would normally be Atlas Sound or Lotus Plaza.

"[9] On August 18, 2008, Bradford Cox made a post on the Deerhunter blog, linking readers to download "Holiday" b/w "S.S.C."

At the time, the folder contained unmastered demos of Weird Era Cont.

[11] In the blog, Cox expressed his distaste towards the leaks and whoever made them available, commenting: "[Weird Era Cont.]