The joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying to create a hit single, or if you have conscious thoughts of a particular outcome for the music.

The album was originally intended to be produced by Tony Visconti but the final release shows most production credits going to long-time Finn producer Mitchell Froom. The brothers Finn collaborated on another album in 1995 playing most of the instruments themselves. Reviewing the album a writer for Mojo magazine argued that it contained "some of the most haunting music to bear the Finn imprint".

His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz a number of solo albums temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn Brothers. Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn OBE (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician.