The album came together over the course of the pandemic, as well as in the midst of Aesop processing the loss of a close friend in January of 2020, resulting in a period of time of feeling uncreative. Looking back on that time that feels both like yesterday and forever-ago, Aesop recalls, 'The world got real weird during those months. I knew at some point I had to get back to making something. Make a beat. Draw a picture. Write. Just go. But the idea of making a beat felt like math homework, and drawing is just so hard. Writing is hard too, but at some point I had to pick one'. With writing as the chosen path, Aesop hit up Blockhead to send over some beats. At the beginning there wasn't a plan for an album, or any particular plan beyond creating some songs. However, it wasn't long before one song became a few, and then a handful, until finally an album was born.TRACKLISTING: 1. The Only Picture 2. Jazz Hands 3. Wolf Piss 4. Legerdemain 5. Difficult 6. All the Smartest People 7. Oh Fudge 8. More Cycles 9. Flamingo Pink 10. All Day Breakfast (feat. Homeboy Sandman) 11. Fizz 12. That is Not a Wizard 13. The Sea 14. Abandoned Malls