after touring in support of the "elementary of youth" ep, the band headed into the studio to record their debut album. however, instead of using a commercial studio, the band opted to build their own studio using the advance from their record contract, and spent the end of 2009 recording their debut album, producing it themselves. the album was mixed by chris potter (the verve, u2) in january 2010 and was released in june 2010, titled "what came from fire".