The album was recorded in Love Tap Studios in Ireland and mixed by Mark Wallis in London.
Fred performed at a number of Irish festivals including Electric Picnic 2008 and Hard Working Class Heroes.
[11] The following week, Fred appeared on The Cafe on 30 January 2009, where reference was made to the incident and it was explained that the "amateur" thieves had attempted to pawn the instruments only to be foiled by leaving their addresses in the shop.
The Irish press received the record with high praise, with State Magazine calling it "A burst of Technicolor glory", Irish Independent describing it as "Sprawling, ambitious and intoxicating", Heineken Music calling it "A joy to behold", and Hot press stating the album "has seen them ascend to a new level of brilliance".
[15] In January 2009, the band were nominated in the Hope for 2009 category at the Meteor Music Awards.