After touring with these two releases for more than two years, the band realized they had built up a considerable fanbase, and decided to write a second album.

[1] Frontman Gustav Wood stated that the album thematically revolved around the concepts "finding inner strength" and the importance of "seizing the moment".

[7] He cited the track "Brother in Arms" as a specific example of this, with it being written in regards to "enjoying being alive" during their time in Thailand recording the album.

The first single from the album, "Learn My Lesson", was first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 13 October 2011 as his Hottest Record in the world,[9] and was made available for download shortly after.

[11] Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Jon O'Brien stating "Bones is undeniably still a solid follow-up that should consolidate their second-tier status, but they'll have to change the record next time around if they want to move into U.K.'s alt-metal big league.