Regarding the decision to record a new studio album after such a long hiatus, drummer Stephen Perkins stated that the band had already completed two reunion tours performing old material, and that Jane's was ready for "a new challenge."
En canto á decisión de gravar un novo álbum de estudio despois de tanto tempo en hiato, o batería Stephen Perkins afirmou que a banda xa realizara dúas xiras de reunión interpretando material vello e que estaban listos para "un novo desafío".