Flaws is the second studio album by the English indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, released on 9 July 2010 by Island Records.

[12] Later in the same month, the band embarked on the "Tour For Lulu" throughout June and July 2009, performing four dates in the United Kingdom at locations chosen by fans.

[13] One location on the tour was a beach hut in Hengistbury Head, with the band including a cover version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart".

[21] The band also confirmed through Twitter that a video was to be recorded for each track, with "Flaws",[22] "Ivy & Gold",[23] "Swansea"[citation needed] and "Dust on the Ground"[24] in circulation before the album's release.

"[31] Mark Deming of AllMusic praised Steadman and MacColl for having "melodically strong and lyrically intelligent" material throughout the album and the former's performance for exuding dramatic flair and multiple moods, concluding that "Flaws sounds like a detour rather than a bold step in a new direction, but it speaks volumes about the strength and intelligence of Bombay Bicycle Club's songwriting; these tunes are impressive even as played by two guys with banjos and guitars in someone's bedroom, a trick not every band can pull off.

"[27] April Clare Welsh of Drowned in Sound was critical of the covers being "disappointingly safe" and Lucy Rose's performance on the title track being "overly saccharine and contrived" but commended the band for showing their musical abilities through a "minimal aesthetic", concluding that "Flaws is perfectly executed and well produced and if you inhale the album in short, sharp breaths, then you may just find the middle of the road a charming place to be, for a brief moment anyway.

"[29] PopMatters contributor Max Feldman felt a "sense of displacement" throughout the record, noting a lack of "logical progression" for the band's soundscape between projects but gave credit to Steadman's folksy musicianship on tracks like "Dust on the Ground" and "Leaving Blues", concluding that, "[I]t's far more original then any of their previous efforts.