Marquee" is a violin-driven song that lacks drums, while "Money" is a glam rock and space rock track, styled after the work of Muse and Kings of Leon.

Four days later, the artwork was revealed, showing a woman in front of cooling towers, wearing sunglasses with a reflection of a horse in them. The Irish Times 's Lauren Murphy echoed a similar sentiment, stating that the most prominent issue with the band's "output is that it’s simply far too ordinary", explaining that it "rarely switch[es] tempo beyond a sturdy, mid-placed plod". Fray described the final artwork as attempting to "convey that kind of elegance but a bit more industrial". In December 2013, the band toured across the UK to close out the year, after which they went on hiatus. Islington Gazette 's Stephen Moore commented that the "sluggish feel to much of the LP that drowns out, or at least distracts from, what was once a key strength".

AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares said the album follows the "polished, anthemic vein" of Falcon, while "bring[ing] back some of the swagger [from their debut] that was missing from those songs". After frontman Liam Fray broke his ankle, he re-listened to the material they had up to that point and felt they could be improved on. was released as the album's third single on 6 December 2013; the seven-inch vinyl edition featured a remix of "Are You in Love with a Notion?

Following its completion, Courteeners appeared at various festivals leading up to a one-off show at the Manchester Arena, and the release of the lead single "Lose Control" in December 2012. They played a few shows in 2011, spending most of the year working on their next album, debuting some new songs in the process. In September 2013, the band performed at the Ibiza Rocks festival and Fray embarked on a solo acoustic tour of the UK, some shows included matinee performances.

They spent the rest of the year working on their new album at a studio in Manchester, with the intent on releasing it early in the following year. Two years later we made the move to our present address, 35 The Headrow, where we have remained ever since. Fray broke his ankle on New Year's Day 2012, tearing ligaments in the process, resulting in him needing four months to recover.