Rock Sound magazine included "Futuristic Dracula" as a track on its free CD in the 2008 Christmas edition.

[4] The album's second single "Earthquakers and Loveshakers", new official website, artwork, album track listing[5] and 10 track previews were revealed on 5 May 2009; the music video [6] for "Earthquakers and Loveshakers", also released on 5 May, was directed by Adam Linzey and produced and developed by New Treatment, the location used was a disused retirement home, as well as scenery created using green screening.

[7] It was also revealed that if fans signed up to the bands mailing list they would receive the single as a free download on 8 June as opposed to a week later on the album's release.

[8] To complement the "Earthquakers and Loveshakers" promotional video, a 'making of' documentary was filmed on set by Richard Collins.

Toni-Michelle Spencer of This Is Fake DIY heavily praised the record, giving it 8/10 and stating "we fell in love with Viva Machine from the outset: absolutely glorious – truly a band worth keeping your eye on",[12] Click Music's Dom Smith also rated the album highly, "let's face it, they have hooks that you can't resist and catchy lyrics you might not always understand, but that you certainly can't ignore.