 The band performed on August 3, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at Osheaga, and on August 5, 2012 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US at Musikfest.In January 2013, "NME" and "Rolling Stone" published an interview in which the band announced that the album was tentatively scheduled for a June 2013 release.As of March 2013, the process of recording the album at Tarbox Road Studios with Fridmann was near completion.