 The album opens with a recording of guitarist Steve Young performing "Black Jack Davy", a 17th-century ballad.The album had the provisional title "Looney Tunes", a nod to the cartoons produced by Warner Brothers' film division.According to Parks, 

Nonetheless, Parks has expressed that the album hadn't turned out exactly as he wanted, saying "An album with no songs was entirely unintentional," and considered the album more of a learning exercise "made with a mindset about the importance of studio exploration."