In 2008, We See Lights won the BT National Battle of the Bands,[1] securing a main stage slot at the Isle of Wight Festival 2008 that year playing alongside The Police, The Kooks and James.

In November 2008, the band received funding from the Scottish Arts Council (now known as Creative Scotland) to record their debut album, Ghosts & Monsters.

[7] In March 2011, the band released their EP Twee Love Pop on Edinburgh indie label Heroes and Gluepots.

[8] The band also did a session on BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal show "Rapal on 15 August 2011,[9][10] featuring songs from the EP.

In an interview given in December 2012,[11] band member Allan Rae suggested the album was nearing completion and would be entitled 'Bloody Twenties'.