Vocalist James Carroll said that the band learned that "we're able to incorporate a little more dynamic into our songs, and that it doesn't have to be loud, hard and fast at all times.
[1] To accompany the release of both physical and digital copies of the extended play the band uploaded the entire EP onto their Facebook profile for streaming.
In fact, there's a pleasure in playing the acoustic and full-blooded versions side-by-side, to see how two seemingly identical songs can be constructed so differently.
"[5] Luke Davis of Dead Press gave the album nine out of ten stars spoke about the extended plays soft and melodic songs and in summary calling the ep "outstanding".
He did however give the album a four out of five star rating saying it "delivers on a big scale, proving that Make Do and Mend are far from a one trick pony, and also potentially on the verge of something great.