For Wurster, finding a percussive sound that worked meant catching up on the touchtones of goth, but not trying to force a distinct style: "I made myself a little Spotify goth playlist, just to see what they were doing rhythmically then. I tried to incorporate some of that stuff in, but a lot of that kind of industrial whatever approach doesn't super lend itself to what we were doing. I tried to just soak in some of that stuff. And hopefully it would come out in an acceptable way."