[6] On 17 July 2015, it was announced through Lawson's Twitter account that the self-titled album was available for pre-order on iTunes.

[9] In 2014, Lawson received a text from now-successful old acquaintance Ed Sheeran asking for him to open at a secret Dublin show.

Sheeran later revealed he used Lawson's 2011 single "Wasn't Expecting That" for inspiration while recording "Afire Love" from his 2014 album x.

[10] Lawson's self-titled album was recorded in 2015, and promoted by a solo tour of Australia and New Zealand.

"[11] In the lead-up weeks to the release of the album, Lawson opened for One Direction during their tour of the UK, Ireland and the US.