In 2010, after completing work on his elaborate sophomore release, Peter Broderick went into the studio with the goal of recording and mixing an album in one day, live to two-track tape, with no overdubs or punch-ins. The instrumentation was limited to voice, guitar and piano. How They Are is possibly Peter Broderick most intimate recording.

The entire recording session was recorded to video and the takes chosen for the LP were uploaded to YouTube. These videos have since been viewed several hundred-thousand times. They reveal what a gifted performer Broderick is, and have added to the mysterious appeal of this previously hard-to-find recording.