It was recorded in Anacortes, Washington in the months of May and June 2004 intended for the July 2004 tour of Australia.

[1][2] It was released on 196 CD-Rs in photocopied covers, all of which were sold out on the tour.

[3] Several songs from the EP have later appeared on other Mount Eerie releases in different versions: "Wooly Mammoth's Absence" (retitled as "Wooly Mammoth's Mighty Absence"), "With My Hands Out" and "My Burning" were re-recorded for Dawn while "Wooly Mammoth's Mighty Absence" and "With My Hands Out" were also re-recorded for Eleven Old Songs and Lost Wisdom respectively.

Another version of "Do Not Be Afraid" was released on Singers, an album credited to either Mount Eerie or the band of the same name.

Sam Ubl of Pitchfork wrote that "the organic, close-mic'd sound posited on that collection has been reined in by Elverum's masterful studio touch, allowing the music to retain an unaffected, live-performed spirit without ever sounding sloppy or unfinished."