"This isn't about us going back to our musical roots per se," said lead singer Marc Roberge, who founded O.A.R. in 1996 with high school classmates, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, and bassist Benj Gershman (saxophonist Jerry DePizzo joined while the group was at Ohio State University). "It's about us getting inspired by the place we came from. We'd drive the same roads, visit the old haunts, spend time with our people. Rockville was the catalyst then, and it's the catalyst now."

O.A.R. recorded their eighth studio album The Rockville LP with the hope to encapsulate their live sound. "Every true band always wants and always tries to bring the live energy onto their album," Roberge said. "For some reason, it's the most elusive thing, so I'll never say we nailed it, I'll just say we gave it everything we had on this album."

Roberge wrote their newest single, "Peace" with Blair Daly and Nashville-based producer Nathan Chapman, best known for his work with Taylor Swift, after Roberge introduced himself to Chapman at an event in Los Angeles. In addition to writing "Peace," Chapman and Roberge wrote "Favorite Song," "Two Hands Up" and "We'll Pick Up Where We Left Off" for the release.