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Islington Gazette 's Stephen Moore commented that the "sluggish feel to much of the LP that drowns out, or at least distracts from, what was once a key strength". In December 2012, the band played another one-off show in Manchester, this time at the Manchester Arena, with support from the View, and at XFM's Winter Wonderland radio festival. The album reached number six in the United Kingdom, number seven in Scotland and number 85 in Ireland. He explained that the material on Falcon were written as acoustic songs, whereas for the new material, he was "building [them] up and getting drum beats and bass parts down" prior to them entering a studio. Fray became aware of Joseph Cross from his production work on Happiness (2010) by Hurts, as well as Cross' own material under the moniker Performance.

It has been two years since Courteeners last album Falcon, which charted at number 6 and followed the bands number 4 debut album St Jude. Push Yourself" is reminiscent of the disco-rock direction of Two Door Cinema Club and Franz Ferdinand. On 8 November 2012, Anna was announced for release in three months' time; alongside this, the album's track listing was posted online. Following its completion, Courteeners appeared at various festivals leading up to a one-off show at the Manchester Arena, and the release of the lead single "Lose Control" in December 2012. It evolved out of "Gin on Friday", a song that dated back from the period of their 2007 debut single "Cavorting"; while "Gin on Friday" revolved about being in one's late teens, "Here Come the Young Men" saw the band "looking back over those years, but also saying that we’re not finished yet".Fray described the final artwork as attempting to "convey that kind of elegance but a bit more industrial".

The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions. After frontman Liam Fray broke his ankle, he re-listened to the material they had up to that point and felt they could be improved on.

Jamie Carson of Clash said it was "full of uninspired and recycled riffs starkly illuminated by the God awful woe-is-me-I’m-northern lyrics". This period of time allowed him to re-listen to the songs they had up to that point, which he felt could be improved upon. Anna is an indie pop album that expands on the use of synthesizers and incorporation of electronic sounds that were partially alluded to with Falcon. Fray intentionally wanted to work with someone within the members' age range; he met Cross while at a party, who inquired about what new material the band had.

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