kənsˈiːvd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ lˈɔŋɡɚ haɪˈeɪɾəs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ˈɔɹɪkˌoʊ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə siːˈæɾəl ænd tˈʊk ɐ wˈeɪtɹəsɪŋ dʒˈɑːb æɾə sˈiːfuːd ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt ˈæftɚ bˈaʊts wɪð ɛɡzˈɔːstʃən fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɜːɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl bɹˈeɪkθɹuː wɪð hɜː sˈɛlftˈaɪɾəld sˈɛkənd ˈælbəm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwənt tˈʊɹɹɪŋ, ðə sˈɪŋɚ kənsˈʌltᵻd ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv mjuːzˈɪʃənz tə wˈɜːk wɪð hɜːɹ ˌɔn nˈuː mətˈɪɹiəl.
Conceived during a longer hiatus during which Orrico returned to Seattle and took a waitressing job at a seafood restaurant after bouts with exhaustion following her international breakthrough with her self-titled second album (2003) and subsequent touring, the singer consulted a variety of musicians to work with her on new material.