on september 13, 2013 daughters reformed for one show in rhode island. due to popular demand, a second show was added on september 15. although at the time no further official statements had been made, ever since the reunion the band has had heavy activity on social media and had been recording "bits and pieces" and making demos. in the summer of 2014 the band started recording at providence based studio, machines with magnets. in july, 2014 during these recording sessions the band kept hinting at a new material through facebook. however all recordings from this session were shelved because the band were unhappy with the outcome, with marshall claiming they "forced it" and that the recordings ended up sounding "unfinished". sadler has said the recordings were shelved so the band could "experiment with new ideas."