Timber Timbre frontman Taylor Kirk is haunted by the history of pop music. Over the course of two albums, 2006's Cedar Shakes and 2007's Medicinals, Timber Timbre has gained a devoted following. Spellbinding performances opening for noted Toronto musicians such as Ohbijou and Bruce Peninsula have earned Kirk devoted fans. The years have also marked a rapid progression from dusty, low-fi bedroom blues to the sophisticated, cinematic studio work found on his newest self-titled album, his first to achieve an internatinal release.

Recording for the new album began in the summer of 2008 at Kirk's home studio and in the fall Timber Timbre put final touches on the record at the Lincoln County Social Club with producer Chris Stringer (Ohbijou, Rush, David Wilcox). Despite Timber Timbre being the project of Kirk, the recording of this record was a community affair. Guests on the record include some of the finest members of Toronto's indie scene, such as Mika Posen of Forest City Lovers, who contributed string arrangements, and the singers of Bruce Peninsula. The sum of the parts, however, is something grounded in a strange place where genre descriptions like blues, country, and folk intersect, becoming secondary to the precision of the moods being conjured.