The album is a a mix of Shaw and Parpan's pasts and presents, expressed in new ways. The duo was drawn to each other through mutual admiration of each other's work; Shaw has won a Pulitzer Prize and several Grammy Awards for her boundary-breaking compositions and collaborated with celebrated artists such as Nas and Rosalía, and Parpan is a dynamic vocalist and folk-pop singer-songwriter who sings emotionally stirring lyrics and relishes in challenging how instruments are 'supposed' to be played. Ringdown is a playground they can only access with each other, allowing them to create a style of pop music that explores the spaces between electronic and acoustic sounds and re-imagines traditional song structure.