Frequently pegged as Americana or accused of lurking on the fringes of the alt-country scene, singer/guitarist Tim Bluhm said the new record was inspired by influences more along the lines of pop giants like the Bee Gees and the Kinks, than anything alt or country. "There's no country rock on it at all. It's more pop music and a little more experimental. The lyrics are more like dream style lyrics and the music is a little fancier. We really wanted to play some music that wasn't being played by anybody else. When we recorded "Later Days" there were a lot of people playing that kind of music, the acoustic kind of sit down thing."