Released during the height of the 2020 Coronavirus Crisis, in which a large number of musical events were cancelled, Matt Skiba explains the surprise release of the EP and the importance of releasing music during a time of public crisis, during an Alternative Press Interview (March 2020):
With the tour postponed and the current state of the world, we feel and hope that some new music will help people transcend the uncertainty and possible fear they might be feeling, if even for a few minutes, […] Music has always had a way of helping us all cope with unpleasant times. We can only hope that ours can do the same for our fans on some level. We hope you enjoy the songs.