322:. The album's sound was intended to be "organic and natural", and Letchford praised producer Jamie King for being in complete agreement with and understanding the group's goals. Guitars were recorded to a click track first, followed by drums and then bass. The mixing process was accomplished via email; King would send the group one entire mix of the album and the group would send him feedback in response. This was done five times before the album was considered finished.
573:, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 84 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Sputnikmusic reviewer Julianna Reed also enjoyed the record, and specifically cited the composition of the track "The Olive Tree" as evidence that the band "knows exactly what it's doing" on this album. Scoring the record 8 points out of 10,
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360:. On April 3, the album's track list has been revealed. Along with the track list comes new studio footage of the band's latest bassist, Mark Michell. On April 10, the band unveiled the artwork for the album. Along with the artwork comes the final studio webisode for the album which focuses on drummer Pat Skeffington.
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