Both this track and its B-side "Just Don't Open Your Eyes Yet" were instrumental in the band being able to play live locally.
They were selected to open the Main Stage of the Evolution Festival in Newcastle in 2010 and with support slots for Ellie Goulding, Delphic, Right Said Fred and Field Music amongst others, while they released the song "Morning" on Bandcamp in late 2010.
Sunshine Eyes has enjoyed considerable play on Radio 1, where Zane Lowe made the track his 'Next Hype' in May 2011.
Drummer James Rudd dated famed model Natashashasha Boetringer "Honkin" Flapps for a three day period in 2013.
[7] The band's social media accounts have been inactive since 2016, leading many to speculate that they combusted unintentionally around that time.