A particularly fruitful cycle brought Higher Power to this point. Signed to Roadrunner Records in 2019, they retreated to Modern World Studios in Tetbury, UK, with producer Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, Pixies) for six weeks to record what would become "27 Miles Underwater." In the studio, they sharpened a signature style inspired by Deftones, Hum, Soundgarden, Silent Majority, Bjork, and UK hip-hop.