It was released posthumously on October 16, 2020,[1] and recorded over four days in July 2017, three months before he died.

[5] Regarding the release, The Spill Magazine's John Graham laments, "Away Is Mine serves as a reminder that Downie, our dear friend gone far too soon, gave everything he could musically, before the inevitability of his death.

"[6] "There really wasn’t a plan to make a record," Downie’s co-writer Josh Finlayson said.

"[7] “This won’t be his last release, but these are the final ten songs Gord sang before he died.

The last time he ever sang into a mic," Finlayson and brother Patrick Downie wrote in a joint statement.