On 26 March 2014 Passenger announced details of his fifth studio album, confirming the UK release date as 9 June 2014.

There are also some sombre moments about loneliness and death but hey, it wouldn't be a Passenger album without those."

[4] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave praise to Rosenberg's "snaggle-toothed rasp" delivery throughout the record and the storytelling elements that invoke "characterful observations ("Bullets")" and "striking vignettes ("Riding to New York")".

"[5] The New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica gave a mixed review of the album, saying that his voice "can be striking, even if its arsenal is limited," but found most of his lyrics were like a "teenager’s scribbled poems.

The art director,[14] Sarah Larnach, was also the artist and designer on the album and credits Mike Rosenberg with creating the concept.