Are an Empire, My Dear the band completed two more national tours, one in the fall of 2009 with Library Voices and one in March 2010 with Said the Whale and Yukon Blonde. We Are an Empire, My Dear was released in UK and Germany in 2011. The band toured Europe in support of the album in March, April and May 2011. In Sept 2011 BBC Radio 1 presenter Zane Lowe chose "Paperthin" as the next hype track. Other activities Guitarist and singer John Mullane also does composition for film and television. In 2011 he scored feature film Charlie Zone, "a portrayal of the dark side of Halifax—the drug dens, the violence", starring Amanda Crew. Mullane made a cameo appearance on the Syfy series Haven in which he played a lounge singer in the season 3 episode "Sarah". He also performed the vocals for the rendition of Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame" used in that episode. Drummer Glen Nicholson studied architecture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Soundtrack appearances "Model Homes" was featured in the TV shows The Office (US), Chuck, Degrassi: The Next Generation and Rookie Blue. The song "Fill Our Wounds" was featured in The Listener. Their songs "Big White Elephant" and "Model Homes" were featured in the American adaption of The Office in the episode Pool Party. "Surround" was featured in the film WarGames: The Dead Code. "Destroy" appeared in the season 5 premiere of The Vampire Diaries. A music video for the song was filmed a year later where they are shown performing on the set that was used in the TV show Haven. "Blue Flares" also appeared on Haven twice including the final episode. Awards and nominations In-Flight Safety won three awards at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards: Rising Star Recording of the Year (The Coast Is Clear) Alternative Recording of the Year (The Coast Is Clear) Group Recording of the Year (The Coast Is Clear) Nominated for Video of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards for "Coast Is Clear". Nominated for two Much Music Video Awards (MMVA) in 2007 for Indie Video of The Year and Best Post Production for "Coast Is Clear". In-Flight Safety won two awards at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards: Alternative Recording of the Year (We Are An Empire, My Dear) Group Recording of the Year (We Are An Empire, My Dear) The group picked up Album