Nettles attended the session and talked about the songs, and her experience recording them at Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, California with super producer Rick Rubin, who she said was "super-active in the recording."

The Nashville Tennessean described the songs as "minimally produced" and often possessing a "'70s vibe." Nettles' comments echoed that as well. "I wanted this record to breathe and be sparse and not be a wall of sound," she said. "I wanted it to be emotional and raw."

According to the Tennessean, the tracklist includes material co-written by pop artists Butch Walker and Richard Marx as well as country hitmakers Tim Owens (a co-writer on Sugarland's hit "Settlin'") and Derek George.