Matthew Check, the self-described “jewgrass” artist, has turned in an excellent run of albums in the past few years, both solo and as a part of Joanie and Matt. The album is an “old becomes new” experience for Check. Recorded in 2013 in the midst of a bad breakup and a worse addiction problem, Check shelved the songs until 2021 when, sober and happier, he revisited them while on pandemic pause and decided they deserved to be released.