Preceded by the release of ' Big Casino', Chase This Light was released on Octothrough Interscope Records. Described as a pop punk, pop rock and power pop record, the guitars drew comparison to the Outfield and U2, while individual song comparisons were made to the likes of the Killers, the All-American Rejects and Shout Out Louds. Sessions began in August 2006 and lasted until May 2007, with tours of the US and Europe in between. Butch Vig was enlisted as an executive producer, acting in a consultancy role, where he would provide feedback on the material. They started recording their next album with engineer Chris Testa between Arizona and California. The band began working on the follow-up to Futures (2004) by late 2005, and had made demos by early 2006. Chase This Light is the sixth studio album by American rock band Jimmy Eat World.
