In the five years since their last album, , the three members of were very busy. They started a record label, , built their own studio, produced other artists, and each worked on solo projects. When they decided to get back together to make their seventh album, , they turned to outside producers to help them get a modern pop sound. By calling in , , and , they availed themselves of the services of guys who had worked with artists as huge as and , as awesome as , and as far afield from their sound as . ~ Tim Sendra