the frailty in old age he’s experiencing, and missing out on the humanity he’s really starting to demonstrate at this age". Track nine, "Persevere", follows Le'aupepe "having a conversation with the friend who just lost a baby". Despite its recurring themes of frailty and loss, many outlets noted the life-affirming messages and optimistic tone of "The Heart is a Muscle", "Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane" and closing track "Say Yes to Life". Al Newstead of Triple J concluded Le'aupepe is "no longer roaring and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, but singing like the weight of his emotional baggage is starting to lift". Production Reflecting on his influences, particularly Bruce Springsteen, Le'aupepe claims opening track "Fear and Trembling" is "my ham-fisted tribute to "Thunder Road", which is very thinly veiled". Critics also found similarities to the National in "Atlas Drowned". Le'aupepe composed three string interludes for the record as a tribute to his classically-trained father, who raised him on "everyone from Vivaldi to Puccini and Mozart". Track five, "L'imaginaire", is an interpolation of the guitar solo from 1988 song "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses – its melody transitions into the following track. Track 10, "Le symbolique", marks the record's half-way point beginning with an "elegant and moving instrumental", before "suddenly the tempo accelerates, and the energy picks up" to transition into "Let Me Down Easy". Release On 6 February 2017, Le'aupepe announced that the album was almost completely finished, set to release in August. Further, he revealed the band would be relocating to London amidst visa complications for band member Jung Kim. Lead single "What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out?" was released on 10 February 2017 with an accompanying animated music video. They would later perform the song live on Late Night With Seth Meyers in March 2018. Second single "Atlas Drowned" followed on 12 May, alongside the announcement of an Australian tour. On 26 May, "Let Me Down Easy" was released. It became the band's first top 50 single on the ARIA Charts, peaking at number 49. A week before the full album release, fourth single "The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows" was issued on 9 August, alongside a music video following Le'aupepe as a convict escaping through fields in the early morning. Promoting the album, Gang of Youths went on an Australian tour from August 2017, and again from May