When Nate Terepka mulai kerja ing apa sing bakal Not Yet, he didn’t expect it would trace the rise and fall of his relationship. The EP’s five songs appear in the order they were written, and so move from an expression of utter, loving devotion, to blindsided heartbreak and closure. In the course of this relatively brief recording it all happens rather quickly. But the emotional and compositional depth of Terepka’s work effectively stands in for the passage of time.

In the 2010s, Terepka co-fronted the indefatigable Brooklyn psychedelic pop band Zula. The group garnered heaps of love from the Village Voice, SPIN, lan Stereogum, kang nyenengake "penyesalan quartet kanggo nyetir karo konvensi genre sing khusus."Sampun Zula diwenehi ing taun 2019, Terepka ngalih fokus kanggo ngajarake musik, banjur pindah menyang Portland, OR. "Ing wektu iki," Terepka ngandika, "Aku ngalahake ambisi kanggo 'make it' profesional minangka artis, kang banget ngliwati. Aku ngandika kepadaku aku ora bakal nglakoni musik anyar nganti aku organik lan nyata nyenengake iku."

Kira lagu iki ndadekake kembaliné Terepka menyang penulisan lan rekaman lan kaya, tanpa kaget, Not Yet diwenehi kanthi rasa perlu organik. "Find Me Where You Look," karo nyimpen, sensasi electropop lan hangat, glimmering, glissando synthesizers iku perayaan intuitif saka cinta, meticulously dibangun, nanging kanthi teliti bebas saka keraguan dhewe. "The Woods" uga meticulous lan ndeleng luwih introspective, nyatakake latihan disiplin Terepka njaluk, njaluk sawetara jam langgeng ing hutan nalika nyimpen liwat saben taun urip ing urutan kronologis, nyoba ngingat kabeh sing bisa. Piano lan synthesizers tracepentine jalur liwat steady groove, kabeh kang bisa ngandika mind Robert Wyatt saka Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard. Track iki uga, referensi saka cinta sing bakal, ing pungkasan, ngeculake. "Aku ngerti yen sampeyan cinta aku saiki / ndadekake aku mau nguripake sisa-sisa hantu iki," Terepka nyanyi ing momen nyeri kanggo nyimpen. Perasaan perlu organik terus liwat Not Yet, nyebatake dening track penutupan. “Saying It” iku drama piano-driven sing nyenengake Dennis Wilson's “Thoughts of You” kaya iku Pirate utawa Amen Dunes.

Sampun kolaps sing karakterisasi denouement saka rekaman iki, Not Yet iku apa-apa nanging kasebat. eksistensi dhewe nyimpen saka iki. "Tindak ing set anyar saka lagu lan rekaman ndeleng banget murni," ngandika Terepka. "Itu ing pisanan wiwit adoleshent kang aku nggawe musik kanggo ekspresi dhewe, unintented dening ambisi kanggo apa-apa jinis sukses ing adegan. Aku pikir iku mengapa aku ndeleng banget babagan proyek iki."