 Malliagh began work on "Neō Wax Bloom" in 2016, the first track made for the LP being "Bug Thief", and completed it in March 2017.Malliagh described producing "Neō Wax Bloom" as "like military camp," having to "discipline the fuck outta myself and override that natural human instinct to cut corners ... and I sorta broke my brain in the process.