"[2] Guitarist Adam Spark explains that the idea for Playlist began in 2014 when the band was based in the United States.

We needed to give American music industry people a quick sense of what the band was all about so we created a playlist that had a couple of key tracks off each album."

Bass player Ian Berney adds: "Obviously 'Greatest Hits' albums are pretty much a thing of the past because now we can all just create our own playlists if we want.

There's been quite a drastic change since their humble beginnings: Opening on the poppy string sections of "I’d Go with You Anywhere" and the new age synth balladry of "Anchor", it marks a distinct change from the alt rock of "The Saddest Thing I Know" and "Broken Bones", let alone their aggressive post-grunge days, as represented by tracks like "Off Kilter" and "Wayside" at the tail end of the album.

"[5] Mark Beresford of The Music gave the album two-and-a-half out of five stars, remarking: "It's an interesting retrospect to see the slightly more unhinged rock origins of the band evolving into the radio heavies we hear today.