"We found a whole new level of inspiration on this album," Nick Rhodes said in a press release. Meanwhile, John Taylor said that the album goes back "to that strange early Duran mix: the hard-edged pop, coexisting with this dark, weird, experimental side."

"That's something that's essential to all of us," he added. "It's great to be able to lift people's spirits � and your own � with a strong shot of pure pop, but the world we live in isn't all just made of that stuff, so it seems natural to me that we have kept one foot in the darker, more Gothic side of life."