After concluding the tour, Lisa and Jessica decided to take a six-month hiatus from the duo. Having promoted their second album since 2007, they were "ready to move on" wanting to "discover whether they could create separately as well as individually." Lisa spent her time listening to blues music and eventually travelled to Nashville to write, teaming up with American singer Tyler Bryant to form the Dead Cool Dropouts. They posted songs on their Tumblr account, which included "Green Eyes Make Me Blue", "Criminal Heart", "Write You Off", "Blame it on Me", "Playing for Keeps" and "Ju Ju Ya Ya".