The three-track collection was released on 17 March 2023 through Rubyworks Records, to celebrate the singer's birthday, St. Patrick's Day, the ten-year anniversary of his debut, and to tease his then-upcoming third studio album Unreal Unearth.

At the time of the EP's release, all three of its songs were slated to appear on Unreal Unearth,[2] though "Through Me (The Flood)" ultimately was absent from the album.

"Eat Your Young" also became Hozier's third song to top the US Adult Alternative Airplay charts.

[5][6] In a review for Mxdwn, Blake Michelle praised the songwriting of the EP, writing "The title track falls into the same category of 'Take Me to Church,' in using a mix of religious and sexual imagery to create social commentary—in this case, consumption and prioritizing war profits over alleviating poverty.

It turns the need to produce and consume into an almost demonic urge, fitting for a song based on the Gluttony level of hell.