She formed a band to rehearse and perform the songs she had written herself, and with her friend, Jean Hackett. The line-up for the band changed over time, but eventually settled on drummer Barry Smullen (now with Dublin band The 202s), and bass-player Lennart Breternitz (who has also played with Niall Colfer). Marita cut her teeth with the band, at various venues around Dublin. In 2005, she left PR to set up her own full-time piano–teaching practice.

The band split up when Barry Smullen went travelling, and Marita continued to perform as part of a duo, accompanied by Jean Hackett on the piano. After recording a few demos and performing gigs together, Marita decided to continue as a solo performer. She performed on her own and with Brazilian percussionist, Jonathan de Andrade. In late 2008, Marita made the momentous decision to finance and record her debut album herself. She put together a band consisting of Jonathan de Andrade on drums and percussion, Dave Mooney on bass, Robson Rocha on guitars, and with a guest appearance by Bill Blackmore on flugelhorn.

The line-up began rehearsing in early 2009, and started recording in April of that year, in Exchequer Studios, Dublin, (owned by Nick Seymour of Crowded House fame). Marita worked closely with sound engineer, Lucy Polden, to make sure they got the right sound and vibe on the album. Marita finished work on the recording in December 2009, began mixing it in February 2010, and had it mastered by November 2010.