 On April 5, 2018, Maps & Atlases announced a new record, "Lightlessness Is Nothing New", scheduled for release on June 1 through Barsuk Records—the group's first record in six years following 2012's "Beware and Be Grateful".Alongside the announcement, the band released a single from the record, "Fall Apart," and plans for a North American promotional tour.Regarding the writing process, Davison said that "Lightlessness" took form as a Maps & Atlases record when he enlisted Hainey and Dada to play on one of Davison's solo releases