roadside poppies has been subject to a changing line-up. the "one day you won't feel a thing" album was written and recorded while key member martin white was temporarily based in geneva, switzerland. the 2007 scandinavian tour was conducted without singer/violinist naomi irvine, who had quit the band earlier that summer. in july 2007, roadside poppies announced they were looking for a new female vocalist, and cambridge-based vocalist abby baker was subsequently recruited. in autumn 2007 guitarist nick left the band and relocated to manchester, to be replaced by adam. in january 2008, the band saw the departure of singer/songwriter qureshi, who relocated to copenhagen. qureshi and white continued to collaborate at a distance, writing and recording a second album for the 2008 rpm challenge, titled "mended hearts and broken bones". the "broken bones" of the album's title refer to a road accident suffered by qureshi, which occurred at the time of recording the album. by summer 2008, the band had acquired new copenhagen-based danish members, including vocalist lena and guitarist morten.