"So-Called Chaos" is the sixth studio album (fourth released internationally) by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released in May 2004. It had been two years since Morissette released her fifth studio album, "Under Rug Swept". In that time she had met her then fiancé Ryan Reynolds, inspiring many of the songs she wrote for So-Called Chaos.

"Beach House" is a dream pop duo from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2004. Singer Victoria Legrand's vocals have often been compared to those of Nico. Some music outlets have also compared Legrand's vocals to 1980s psychedelic rock vocalist Kendra Smith of the band Opal. Guitarist Alex Scally plays a Fender Stratocaster guitar in an E♭ Tuning. The group's influences include This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, The Zombies, Brian Wilson, Françoise Hardy, Neil Young, Big Star, Tony, Caro and John and Chris Bell.