Once Gnecco was ready to enter the studio, waiting for him was a dream-come-true in the form of producer, Steve Lillywhite. The man has only worked with several of Gnecco's favorite bands and influences. No pressure at all.

"The main inspiration with working with Steve was that I was on a kick loving all the Morrissey records," says Gnecco. "Vauxhall And I is one of my favorite records. And the fact that he worked with U2 was such an overwhelming feeling. But I tried not to get distracted from the task at hand. I had to go to work with Steve as I would go to work with anyone - set high standards and be hard on myself."

The high intensity and easy-flowing emotion on the album has as much to do with Lillywhite's handling of the passionate songwriter as the songs themselves.