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In December 2013, the band toured across the UK to close out the year, after which they went on hiatus. evokes the sound of Doves, and describes a woman who enjoys the idea of love than the person she is with. Two years later we made the move to our present address, 35 The Headrow, where we have remained ever since. They spent the rest of the year working on their new album at a studio in Manchester, with the intent on releasing it early in the following year.

Fray broke his ankle on New Year's Day 2012, tearing ligaments in the process, resulting in him needing four months to recover. 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. Anna received mixed reviews from critics, with some commenting on the production, while others thought the songs were uninspired. Fray described the final artwork as attempting to "convey that kind of elegance but a bit more industrial". They ended the year with another UK tour, and the release of the album's third and final single "Are You in Love with a Notion?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.

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. In June and July 2011, the band performed at Delamere Forest, in addition to playing at the Haigh Live and Isle of Wight Festivals. The album's closing song "Here Come the Young Men" features guitar riffs in the style of the Vaccines.

Following a meeting with Joseph Cross, he was enlisted to produce the band's next album; sessions were held at 80 Hertz Studios. musicOMH contributor Howard Gorman countered this by writing that Fray's "solid vocals keep the album on track and worthy of hearing through to the end". 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. 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". The song was released as the album's second single on 6 May 2013; the seven-inch vinyl edition featured a live version of "Last of the Ladies" as its B-side, while the digital download version included "Let Down Your Guard" and a remix of "Van Der Graaff".

The album reached number six in the United Kingdom, number seven in Scotland and number 85 in Ireland. PopMatters contributor Ben Olson saw Anna as being "every bit as infectious as their impressive debut, but it is bigger, glossier, and clearly intended to be played in massive, sold out stadiums". Due to inventory and accounting purposes, we do not exchange items received for different items than originally purchased. Though originally scheduled for 28 January 2013, "Lose Control" was released as the album's lead single a month early on 10 December 2012; the seven-inch vinyl record edition featured "Chipping Away" as its B-side.The pair later met up and discussed various topics, before eventually talking about what the band wanted from their next album. BBC Music's Natalie Hardwick noted that the album was "strategic in its experimentation, but represents a fairly dramatic departure from its makers’ brand, so hats off to that". At the end of the year, the band played three UK shows in their hometown of Manchester in December 2011. The album was promoted with two tours of the UK, as well as various festival appearances, including Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and T in the Park.

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