It was preceded by the single "The Sea is a Good Place to Think of the Future", a free download released in September 2009, which was described by Vulture as a classic of the emo genre, "even if no one really knew what to call it" at the time.
This release succeeded the single "The Sea is a Good Place to Think of the Future", a free download released in September 2009, which was considered by Vulture as a seminal work within the emo genre, despite lacking a clear label during its initial release.