2:54's debut LP was a fine first statement and received widespread critical acclaim. After that came tours with bands that championed their music such as Warpaint, Wild Beasts and the xx.

Following their 4th trip to the US, the band returned home to find the landscape had changed, 'This LP is about the terrain in which we found ourselves towards the end of 2012 & the journey we set out on in making our dream record, we were forced to reappraise our situation and question everything, and it's these questions that make up the beating heart of The Other I.'