Underway is based on Georg Trakl's poem of the same name, translating its images of twilight, sleep, red sycamores, and a darkening sun into five isolationist soundscapes. Ajna's Chris F composed and produced the album between April and July 2021, shaping each piece around a phrase drawn from the poem. The result feels less like an illustration than a slow passage through Trakl's bruised, autumnal atmosphere.