 In an interview with "The Guardian", he said "The pattern of strumming a guitar felt really flat, I didn't want to make another miserable northern record...The last album, I was plucking quotes from Chekhov and film noir, so I wanted to give myself a little break.I could have easily made an acoustic troubadour-style album, and I had half that written, but it shouldn't be that easy... 'Invasion' has a negative connotation, but the album is mostly about embracing relationships and love."