‘From the Stars’ appeared as iTunes Single of the Week

At the beginning of 2009, the band were featured in numerous polls as “ones to watch” for the coming year. The BBC placed them second in their Sound of 2009 poll, as well as coming third in the 2009 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, behind Florence and the Machine and Little Boots . To mark the album release, “From the Stars” appeared as iTunes ‘s “Single of the Week” on 30 December 2008, two weeks prior to the album’s release. In addition, the band played a Live Lounge session for Jo Whiley ‘s BBC Radio 1 show on 14 January 2009, playing “To Lose My Life” as well as a cover of Kanye West ‘s ” Love Lockdown “. The cover was included as a b-side to ” Farewell to the Fairground “, released on 23 March 2009.