 Along with traditional rock instrumentation, the band used a wide array of non-traditional instruments, including grand piano, upright piano, Rhodes electric keyboard, Wurlitzer electric keyboard, Hammond B3 organ, timpani, concert chimes, glockenspiel, and Latin percussion.During the tracking sessions, the band would record with Fridmann for twelve hours, followed by another five or six hours of self-tracking.Guitarist Aaron Smith acted as second engineer, recording extra tracks of guitar, keyboard, percussion, and vocals until daybreak.