Recording of the album first began in February 2016 at Future Past Studios in Hudson, New York with Jordi Wheeler and Parker Kindred, joined by Delicate Steve. Dissatisfied with the results, McMahon decided to completely scrap what they had recorded and start over with a different approach. He called producer Chris Coady for help, who brought them into Electric Lady Studios. He brought in more musicians, including bass guitarist Gus Seyffert, multi-instrumentalist Panoram, guitarist Nick Zinner, and his brother Xander Duell.
