They toured the UK throughout January and February 2006, supported by White Rose Movement, Duels, Young Knives, Switches and Klaxons.

They also completed their first tour of the UK since the release of Ten New Messages, including their biggest headline concert, a sold-out show at Brixton Academy.

The album was recorded at Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin in a studio that was the former East German government's centre for radio broadcasts.

On 22 October 2009, mere days before they were to begin their UK tour, The Rakes announced that the band was to split with immediate effect: "The Rakes have always been very adamant and proud of the fact that we give 100% to every gig we've ever played.

During this time, Donohoe told NME: "Being in The Rakes was an insane rollercoaster, but singing the same songs for seven years got boring in the end.