Hammer No More the Fingers was eventually formed after Joe Hall graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jeff Stickley graduated from East Carolina University, and Duncan Webster moved back to Durham after a stint going to school and playing music in New York City.

During his time in New York, Webster shared the stage with Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Patti Smith among other notable artists.

The group's CD release show at Duke Coffeehouse featured performances by several local acts, with Hammer No More the Fingers closing the night.

The album was recorded in 2008 at Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore, Maryland, with musician and producer J. Robbins of Jawbox and Burning Airlines.

The band also released a music video for the track "Fall Down, Play Dead", which was directed by Patrick Taylor of D dot Films.

The ten-city tour included Cambridge, Leeds, Liverpool, Swansea, Nottingham, London, Norwich, Pontefract, Sheffield and Doncaster.

Hammer No More the Fingers headlined Death Disco night at the Notting Hill Arts Club in London and played to a sold-out crowd on February 10, 2010.

In an article published on March 26, 2010, The New York Times noted Hammer No More the Fingers as standout at the SXSW Music Festival.