[2] The EP was released two months after his major-label debut studio album, American Heartbreak.

[3] Two weeks after releasing American Heartbreak, Bryan immediately began teasing new music, beginning with "Twenty So".

[4] Bryan would continue to tease this new music a couple of weeks later again with the track "Oklahoma Smokeshow".

[5] Bryan would release the title track "Summertime Blues" on July 6, along with the announcement of the EP.

[1] While developing the EP, Bryan intended for the release to be shorter but tracks would "slip onto the record by accident".