ðə bˈænd ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd sˈɛvɹəl sˈɔŋz fɚðɪ ˈælbəm ðæt wɜː lˈɔst wɛn pɹədˈuːsɚ dʒˈeɪmz mˈɜːfi, ðˈɛn sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm bɹˈeɪn kˈænsɚ ænd ˈæktɪŋ "ɛɹˈæɾɪkli", wʌz ᵻvˈɪktᵻd fɹʌm hɪz stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ɪn ˈoʊklənd.
The band recorded several songs for the album that were lost when producer James Murphy, then suffering from brain cancer and acting "erratically", was evicted from his studio in Oakland.