Recording for Fake Lake dates back to 2014, when the band assembled in Raleigh to record the album live (as was their tradition). Three days and 35 songs later, they had the basic tracks down, but they knew they would have to finish the album later. So, in 2015, they returned to Raleigh, this time bringing their own digital interfaces and computers to set up a three-recording-studio affair. Each member would spend hours in his domain during the day, overdubbing his musical contributions. At night they would sit together and play their creations for one another. What emerged was the most fully formed, over-produced, song-focused project they had ever made.