Thee Sacred Souls formed in April 2019, composed of bassist Sal Samano, drummer Alex Garcia, and singer Josh Lane. Garcia and Samano met in San Diego in 2018, forming an instrumental oldies band. They met Lane a few months later, and he joined as a vocalist for the group. The group was inspired by chicano soul, gospel, doo-wop, and oldies music. The group started exclusively as a live band performing at local venues in San Diego at first. After their second show, Bosco Mann invited them to record music at Daptone Records' Penrose Studios in Riverside, California.

The album's debut single, "Can I Call You Rose?" was the first song created by the trio. Work on their debut self-titled album began in 2019 and finished in 2022.