 Feeling that the band 's previous two projects ( The Alchemy Index and Vheissu ) had a " sleepy feeling " to them , Thrice wanted to make a record that was " a little more upbeat and energetic . " Thrice 's members also hoped to save money and spend more time with their families by building a recording studio in guitarist Teppei Teranishi 's home . Originally , the band expressed interest in tracking the record live ( i.e. recording the full band all at once , instead of each instrument individually and mixing together at a later time ) in the home studio ; however Thrice later abandoned the idea of recording this way . Instead , the band recorded songs with " similar vibe [ s ] musically , and tonally " in the same session . Several wooden devices were constructed by the band for the home studio to make the recordings " sound better . " The self @-@ produced album was released through Vagrant Records . 
