Nach sieben Jahren ununterbrochener Arbeit im Studio und auf Tour hat sich Chaz Bundick eine Auszeit genommen um seine Kräfte zu sammeln. In dieser Besinnungsphase hat er selbst-therapeutisch viel Musik gehört und schließlich den Entschluss gefasst, beeinflusst von Künstlern wie Travis Scott bis Daft Punk, Frank Ocean bis Oneohtrix Point Never, oder Kashif und Gigi Masin durchzuatmen und eine Platte mit Pop Songs aufzunehmen.

“After 7 years of touring and recording, I found myself becoming self conscious about my position in life as a “famous” person, or at least my version of whatever that is. My dreams had become my reality, yet I was somehow unable to accept this new environment. I couldn’t help but fall into what might be described as an identity crisis. A feedback loop of fearful thoughts left me feeling confused. I felt as though I no longer knew what it was that I actually wanted and needed in and out of life, and at times I felt unable to even tell what was real. During this time of personal turmoil, I turned to music as a form of therapy, and it helped me cope with the pain that I was feeling. I’d listen to the same ambient song over and over again, trying to insulate myself from reality. I fell in love with space again. By the time I felt ready to begin working on a new record, I knew that this idea of space within music would be something that propelled my new work forward. The artists that were influencing what I was making included everyone from Travis Scott to Daft Punk, Frank Ocean to Oneohtrix Point Never, Kashif and Gigi Masin. I recognized that the common thread between these artists was their attention to a feeling of space, or lack thereof. I decided that I wanted to make a Pop record with these ideas in mind.”