Kwemwedzi mishoma zvave zvichizivikanwa kuti boka reAmerica Foo Fighters ari kushanda nemugadziri ane mukurumbira Butch Vig (nhengo yebhendi Garbage) kugadzira dambarefu rake rinotevera. Pakati paFebruary runyerekupe rwakapararira nezvebasa idzva reFoo Fighters, zvichiratidza kuti boka iri raiitisa zvidzidzo zvekurekodha zvakawanda mumastudio gumi nemaviri akasiyana.
Svondo rino pachake Butch vig yakaratidza rumwe ruzivo nezve maitiro ekurekodha iyo albhamu nyowani yeAmerican press: “Nziyo dzacho tiri kurekodha mumastudio akasiyana. Basa ririkufambira mberi zvakanaka uye tave pakati nepakati. Iyo purojekiti yese ine ruzha rwakasiyana zvachose kubva kune mamwe Foo Fighters anoshanda. Chaizvoizvo, ichi chaive chirevo chedu chepakutanga: kuwedzera zvinhu zvitsva zvinokwanisa kupa ruzha rwepakutanga uye rutsva. Kugadzirwa uku kuri kuratidza kuve dambudziko rinonakidza kwazvo ".
Butch Vig, anozivikanwa nekugadzira zvigadzirwa zvisingakanganwike se 'Nevermind' naNirvana kana 'Gish' neSmashing Pumpkins akawedzerawo: “Ndinotarisira kupedza (kugadzira) mukupera kwaChikumi. Zvechokwadi nguva ino tasvika pakugadzira zvakasiyana. Handisati ndamboita album yakadai uye handizivi kana pane akambomboita zvakadai. Takaisa yakawanda 'X factor' mairi, tichizvimanikidza kurira kunongoerekana kwaitika kupfuura kare uye tora ruzha kusvika padanho repamusoro ".