▁was ▁compiled ▁in ▁a ▁fashion ▁similar ▁to ▁producing ▁a ▁mi xt ape . ▁ ▁Te asing ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁began ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁formally ▁announced ▁in ▁June ▁alongside ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁single , ▁an ▁extended ▁mix ▁of ▁" Fran kie ▁Sin atra " ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁Upon ▁its ▁release , ▁Wild flow er ▁received ▁w ides p read ▁acc laim ▁from ▁critics , ▁who ▁pra ised ▁its ▁production , ▁although ▁most ▁compared ▁it ▁less ▁fav ou rab ly ▁to ▁Since ▁I ▁Left ▁You . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁reaching ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁native ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁top - ten ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁A val an ches ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁out ▁several ▁tracks ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁fit ▁with ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁including ▁some ▁written ▁with ▁guest ▁collabor ators ; ▁they ▁planned ▁to ▁release ▁these ▁songs ▁" with in ▁a ▁year " ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁start ▁to ▁produce ▁new ▁material . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁Since ▁I ▁Left ▁You , ▁the ▁A val an ches ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁music ▁and ▁were ▁tour ing ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁track ▁from ▁the ▁album ' s ▁final ▁cut ▁had ▁begun ▁taking ▁shape ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁earliest ▁collabor ations ▁was ▁with ▁Luke