Recording
Initial talks of an acoustic release began in February 2009, with the band confirming through MySpace that they were recording an acoustic EP in the Lake District, while continuing to promote their debut album. Following the completion of their debut during the same month, the band regrouped at The Church, a recording studio in Crouch End, London. The album was produced in part by Neil MacColl, guitarist MacColl's father. The rest of the album's production was completed by vocalist Jack Steadman, in Steadman's bedroom. In an interview with the Daily Record on 6 February 2010, the band revealed they had completed recording the album, with MacColl confirming " hopefully going to come out in May or June".
The album was completed in entirely acoustic music. Tracks include reworked versions of some of the band's previous releases, alongside original tracks and cover versions of other artists. Album track "Dust on the Ground" was previously recorded on the band's debut I Had the Blues.., released as the album's lead single on 29 June 2009. "Jewel" had also been previously released, as a b-side to 2010 single "Evening/Morning". "Fairytale Lullaby" is a cover of the late John Martyn (then titled "Fairy Tale Lullaby"), from his debut album London Conversation. "Swansea", the final track on the album, is a reworked version of the Joanna Newsom track of the same name.
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