 Lead singer José Reis Fontao said that the band "staked everything on emotion on this album, on the way the songs are delivered".The opening track, "Zapruder", is an instrumental, the first released by the band.The indie rock style of "Shoegazing Kids" garnered comparisons to bands such as The Pixies, The Smiths and Nirvana, and Fontao's vocals on the album were likened to those of Muse frontman Matt Bellamy.