Part of this comes from the band's total ownership of their music, with guitarist Blair Crichton not only lending his trademark riffs and licks to proceedings but also producing the complete project. "We're such control freaks," vocalist Anna Shields reveals. "No one outside of Dead Pony understands how I want this band to sound, so it is important that we can basically do what we want." Blair agrees, adding, "We had the option to have collabs and features, but a debut needs to be a standalone thing, no voice actors or anything, just Dead Pony."

"Voice actors?" you may ask. Well, as the album artwork might suggest – a selection of VHS tapes featuring images of the band and hiding easter eggs for the goodies within – there is something deeply cinematic about the album. Inspired by some of their favourite films, Dead Pony have crafted a record that gives the feeling of late-night channel-hopping, except in this case, there's something worth watching on every side.