On 15 October 2012, Mitchell appeared on national radio station, Triple J, on "Breakfast with Tom and Alex", to showcase "Don't Wanna Grow Up Anymore". He revealed that Joey Waronker (of Atoms for Peace, Beck's backing band) had played drums on the album. Evans' website announced a national tour and the release date of a four-track EP, "The Double Life" (9 November 2012). Dean Reid (Marina and the Diamonds, Mystery Jets) produced both the EP and the album (which was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Richmond, where Jebediah had made their first two albums), Reid also contributed guitar, keyboards and programming. Mitchell explained during an "Unplugged and Wired" performance for Google+ on 28 November that "The Double Life" title applied to his concurrent work with Jebediah, as well as his role as father and husband; which was later confirmed in the interview with McCabe.