Great Lake Swimmers, who are "notorious"[REF] for their unconventional recording locations, recorded Lost Channels in a variety of locations in and around the Thousand Islands, including Singer Castle near Hammond, New York.
Dekker has explained in concert that "Concrete Heart" was written for a project in which various Canadian musicians were asked to write songs about Toronto architecture, and "The Chorus in the Underground" was written about a concert by Canadian indie rock band A Northern Chorus.