Jeff Julian and drummer Brennen Chouinard began their musical collaboration through the Chicago band Deconstructing Jim. The band dissolved in 2009 leaving a half-finished record to the wayside. After a year of traveling and playing in other bands, Julian decided to return to the unfinished tracks, with the nagging feeling that there was something there and it needed to come to fruition. With producer Jeff Halland (who also played bass on the album) on board, Julian returned to Halland’s Minnesota studio “Vaudeville” to finish recording.