on february 1, the band started recording at always be genius recording studio, located at crown point, indiana, with seth henderson and on february 18, the band finished recording. lambton recorded his vocals at the very end of the recording process due to respiratory illnesses. joe taylor of knuckle puck has guest vocals on "cover you up", while chris roetter of like moths to flames has guest vocals on "loose ends". the album was mixed by sean o' keefe, with assistance from rob drauden in chicago.