Originally known as Whirl, the band had to legally change its name after a woman performing acoustic covers of Black Sabbath songs trademarked the name and threatened a lawsuit.

Whirr self-released a demo cassette and the EP Distressor before signing to Tee Pee Records in 2011.

[10] Bassett also started a new indie pop project with former Whirr vocalist Alexandra Morte called Camera Shy,[11] while guitarist Joseph Bautista joined Best Coast as a touring member.

[13] Initially intended as a vinyl only release, the album was made available through the band's website as a limited pressing of 650 copies which sold out within the first day.

Orders of the album came with two new songs recorded in January 2023 at Earth Analog Studios Muta and Blue Sugar.

[16] Whirr became notorious for being inflammatory toward its own fans on social media, an action that the band described in a 2014 interview as "weeding out the pussies".