Albarn continued recording while on the road during the Humanz Tour, and mentioned in an interview with "Q Magazine" in September 2017 that he was planning on releasing the material as a future Gorillaz album. Comparing the production of the album to "The Fall", which was also recorded while the band was on tour, Albarn mentioned that "It will be a more complete record than "The Fall", but hopefully have that spontaneity." Albarn signaled his desire to complete and release the album quickly, adding that "I really like the idea of making new music and playing it live almost simultaneously" and "If we're going to do more Gorillaz we don't want to wait seven years because, y'know, we're getting on a bit now. The band later debuted a new song "Idaho", which was later included on the album, at a concert in Seattle on 30 September 2017 with Albarn saying it had been written in the days prior.