weakness. Nevertheless, Lee awarded the album three and a half stars out of five, describing it as a "promising but ramshackle collection". Writing for Mojo, critic Philip Wilding agreed, giving the album three stars out of five and stating that the "disparate set" of recordings contained on the record provided a "promising indicator" of the music the band's debut album proper might contain. Tiny Mix Tapes' Julia Reidy gave Tidings four stars out of five in her review for the website, commending the juxtaposition of "grinding, pentatonic melody" and "buzzing and hissing and muted, melancholy vocals" featured of "Storm Cloud" and the "Hendrix-y guitar" and vocal melodies, with complementary instrumental backing of bells and harmonica, of "Empty Heart". In contrast with Zach Kelly, Reidy stated that she felt the musical interludes added character to the album and helped it achieve an "unexpectedly complete, avant-garde reimagining of 60s and 70s psychedelic rock" reminiscent of the tapes pictured on its cover art. Uncut'''s Peter Watts agreed, stating that he felt the mood of Tidings was enhanced by the interludes and that the "creepy half songs, found sounds and noodlings" mixed well with the likes of the "folk rock" "Cotton Sounds" and the Electric Prunes sounding "October Fire" to produce an album that had "much to recommend it". Steeple RecordingSteeple, the band's debut album proper, was released eight months after Tidings, on 10 October 2010. Recording took place at York Street Studios, Bedford and Mwnci Studios in Wales, with "Tiny Circle" being recorded at Shock and Awe Studios, Barnet. The album's lyrics feature an "underlying mysticism", with Sharp taking inspiration from traditional folk songs and traditional British and Irish folk tales. "Painted Cross" was inspired by the 1960s desecration of St Mary's Church, Clophill. According to Sharp, when his family moved to Clophill in the 1980s the church was still visited by hundreds of people each Halloween and he wrote the lyrics "from the perspective of the families of the people whose bones were dug up". "One By One From Dorney Reach" also had a real life inspiration, with Sharp writing about the 1961 A6 murder. Sharp has said that "Silbury Sands" was the most collaborative effort included on Steeple and also one of the most rewarding tracks to record, stating that the band "had so many bits and pieces that worked together, when they finally clicked in to place it was great".