ĭiscussing the title, Nielsen said: "I wrote a lot about my family … and the anger I had when I started to grow up. The band demoed all of these and picked the ones they felt would make a cohesive record.
According to Saraceno, they ranged from cock rock to 1990s alternative rock to metal. The band came up with 30–40 song ideas, and 25–30 of those were complete. However, after seeing the number of bands attempt to recreate Enfold You musically, the group decided to simply build upon that sound. The group initially wanted to move away from the screaming metal-influenced sound of Let It Enfold You. The writing process was more of a group effort compared to Let It Enfold You with every member contributing something. Musically, the album has been described as emo, post-hardcore and screamo. A 40-minute "making of" video of the album sessions was later released via Alternative Press. Ted Jensen then mastered the recordings at Sterling Sound. Chris Lord-Alge mixed the recordings, with assistance from Keith Armstrong, at Resonate Music in Burbank, California.
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Nielsen said McTernan helped find the sonic depth they had been looking for: "We don’t want the songs to be flat planes we want movement." He named "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" and "The Priest and the Matador" as two examples where McTernan "worked extremely hard to make them sound a certain way." Paul Leavitt and Saraceno did Pro Tools editing. Drummer Dan Tapp used a custom C&C drum kit throughout the recording, unlike when they made Let It Enfold You, where he used different pieces from several kits. According to guitarist Garrett Zablocki, despite them owning a number of guitars, only two were used for recording: a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom and a 1991 Gibson Les Paul Standard. During some occasions, Nielsen had to stop recording due to his anxiety attacks. McTernan, who also engineered the sessions, was assisted by Chris Laidlaw and Chris Hansen. The studio is a converted barn, which the band lived in a house across from sessions lasted over six weeks from May 2006. Still Searching was recorded at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York with producer Brian McTernan. Senses Fail started pre-production with 14 tracks that required a little re-working they spent two days re-arranging the songs and three days writing new ones. During this period, Nielsen began thinking about his goals and regrets, and determined to write material based on both. Despite it helping his nerves, it left him unable to be excited. With no improvement in his condition, he was prescribed anxiety medication. However, he would have panic attacks onstage. In an effort to distract himself, the band went on tour. Around this time, vocalist Buddy Nielsen stopped taking antidepressants and started suffering from major anxiety attacks. They would spend 8–10 hours a day writing. Between November and May 2006, the band wrote material and demoed songs for their next album. In September 2005, guitarist Heath Saraceno, formerly of Midtown, joined the band, replacing Dave Miller. Within a month of release, the band had accumulated upwards of 12 songs for their next album. The group's debut album Let It Enfold You was released in September 2004, and was a commercial success, going on to sell over 600,000 copies.