 Kavinsky's story is that after crashing his Testarossa in 1986, he reappeared as a zombie in 2006 to make his own electronic music.Kavinsky's songs help tell his story; Vincent claims in an interview, "'Night Call' is just about the zombie guy [who] goes to his girlfriend's house and says okay I'm not the same, we need to talk", referring to Kavinsky going back to find his girlfriend after the crash who has already moved on with her life.In interview, Kavinsky stated that the entirety of "Teddy Boy" was written and recorded on a Yamaha DX7, which was famous and notable for the synth-pop sound of the 1980s.