On December 29th, 2020, Poppy stated in an interview with Spin that her fourth album was 95 percent done. She revealed that she had written material for a new album over the previous five months, and recorded it with her touring band in Los Angeles a month prior. The album s sound was described by Poppy as having "a completely different sonic vibe" from I Disagree, and that it is not like any other Poppy record you ve heard.
In an interview with Kerrang! on December 31st, 2020, Poppy stated that the album would still have the influence of heavy music, but is going to be left open to interpretation by the listener.
The album was recorded live in the studio under the production of Justin Meldal-Johnsen.