 After the release of the band's compilation album "", O'Riordan told her band mates that she had decided to take a break to go on a journey of discovery.She wanted to find out "who [she] was without The Cranberries".On a personal mission to "experience real life" and "some grounding" due to feeling under pressure, O'Riordan took four years to write new songs as a hobby, as well as spend time with her family.