Band reunited for third album

After writing 300 songs, Johnson believed a “Boys Like Girls album was hiding in there somewhere” and sent the members about 24 tracks. In the fall of 2011, the band reunited at Johnson’s home in Los Angeles and used his demos to begin reworking on their third album. They decided to focus on diving into a pop rock and country music sound. On November 19, 2011, the group posted a video announcing they were recording the album. However, the band’s bassist Bryan Donahue unwillingly left the band. Reasons told were that Donahue had too many plans disrupting the band’s progress and was apparently too “engrossed” in his other solo projects, Early Morning Blues and The Tower and the Fool. Morgan Dorr was announced as Donahue’s replacement.