[1] Speaking about the background and inspiration for the extended play, Macdonald claimed that "having played these songs live for years on the road, my band and I decided to reimagine the music a little bit, give them a new lease of life, and bring them into line musically with some of the tracks from my latest album.

The result is a really exciting and modern vibe, and when we took them on the road and played them in front of an audience they got a great response, so we decided we wanted to put them down on record and share them with the world – hence this EP".

"'Don't Tell Me That It's Over' shows how much Amy's voice has matured since the original version was released in 2010, while the production, less intricate but far more raucous, allows its driving pop-rock melodies to take on a powerful new momentum" said Mark Millar in XS Noize.

'Slow It Down' is perhaps the biggest reinvention of the set, now feeling like a blend between Amy's love of Springsteen's heartland rock and the sparkling synth undercurrent of The War on Drugs".

[3] Macdonald toured Europe immediately following the release of Don't Tell Me That It's Over with shows in countries including Germany, Austria and her native Scotland.