The title Brumalia comes from an ancient Roman solstice festival honouring Bacchus, often involving drinking and merriment.

To me the photos sum up the bleakness and melancholy of England in the Winter months, which was something that inspired the choice of songs on this EP"All tracks are written by Patrick Wolf[2]The album received mixed to positive reviews.

A reviewer at Clixie Music hailed it as a "swirl of beautiful melodies driving a highly romantic record, destined for your hearts from very beginning" that reads "almost like a personal diary from start to finish.

"[3] Although reviewer Hayley Avron compliments aspects of the individual tracks, she is unimpressed by the EP as a whole, stating that it is overshadowed by the full-length Lupercalia.

"[4] Andy Gill from The Independent describes "Time of Year" as a song with "big beats, cheesy honking reeds and a brief rattle of sleighbells," but does not comment on the overall album.