We Are the Wild Beast appeared to Erika Thrasher in a dream one night in 2003. The other songs have less divine provenance. Brandon Davis, Candice Vincent, and Tex Kerschen also appear on this record. It was written, recorded, and mastered in the kitchen and reading room of their former estate in Houston, Texas. The dog barking in the background on certain tracks is Rebel. Due to certain unfortunate excesses in the engineering process, the rats within the walls and the roosters that were crowing next door throughout the entire recording process are inaudible to any but those listening on the most state-of-the art stereo systems.