on may 5, 2017, the band confirmed a new v.i.p site, "the nightclub", offering exclusive meet and greets, unreleased music and early access to music including three exclusive and previously unreleased tracks: "the deep end", a non-acoustic version of "falling away", and an alternate version of "reason to love" on an ep, "never heard before". on may 20, 2017, the band released a new single, "broken lives". on may 30, 2017, the band announced an ep, "selective hearing", which was released on june 9. the third single to be released from the ep was "tongue tied".