After recording the album independently, the band signed a last-minute deal with Fearless Records, who agreed to distribute the album but suggested the release date be pushed to January 2011 to allow for proper marketing and promotion.

Instead, an EP featuring the first single from the album and two non-album B-sides would be released in its place.

was issued primarily through digital download, though a limited run of 2000 CDs printed with DayGlo ink was made available shortly afterwards and sold at the band's concerts and through their website.

Alternative Press described the EP's songs as "infectious" and "danceable",[3] while The Marshalltown Chronicle summarized it as "fun synthpop from right start to finish".

[4] Sputnikmusic, though criticizing the EP's "overproduced and artificial" sound, awarded it a 3 out of 5 star rating, noting "Radio Down!