After two years of undergoing various lineup and stylistic changes, a noisier, more powerful LHL trio of Al Grantham, Ian Boos and Aaron Bennett began work on a new EP in 2013.

Hungry Lake's Ryan Webb handled production duties, recording the group live-off-the-floor in an east-end studio.

Reflecting Omar Farouq's chaotic original artwork, Insulated Picnic Bag featured a more muscular and bizarre version of the band, without abandoning Grantham's heavy lyrical approach.