The Sweat Band has been played on NTS shows including The Big Happy Show, with Fellows Be Kind (Vocal) first played on 30 August 2022.

The band was formed by P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins after losing the rights to the name Rubber Band to a folk music group of the same name. The album features many of the same musicians and singers from Bootsy's Rubber Band. The album was released during the same week as Ultra Wave, Collins' fifth album for Warner Bros. Records.

The album was produced by Bootsy Collins, while George Clinton serves as executive producer. The album was reissued by CBS/Sony in Japan…