Following the release of the album, Marling revealed that she only listened to "music made between 1969 and 1972" during the songwriting process for the album and described it as an era when "guitar was becoming a kind of masculine extension".
After the album's release, Marling disclosed that she exclusively listened to music produced between 1969 and 1972 while composing the album, referring to this period as one where "guitar had become a symbol of masculinity".