 Sophie Gurley of "The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music" felt that "Reins", which appears on both EPs, was "abstract but yearning and deepens the emotional tone through strong shifts between vocals and strings".During 2003 Pyliotis was on a working holiday in Alice Springs when she started writing tracks.Upon return to Melbourne she finished work on four tracks and recorded them independently with a studio band; she was assisted by Ben Wheeler as audio engineer and on drums.