about the early days of his relationship with his wife. The Twang-like "The Unknown" was written during a period of financial uncertainty for the band. The Coldplay-esque "The Akward Goodbye" and U2-indebted "Magical Mistakes" are followed by the album's closing track "Rubik's Cube", which recalls the stripped down sound of Beyond the Neighbourhood. Discussing the latter, Pott said it dealt with "puzzling through life, working it out as you go along and having to deal with its uncertainties". Release After recording concluded, Athlete received interest from several labels, before evening signing with Polydor imprint Fiction Records. In June and July 2009, the band embarked on tour of the UK. The music video for "Superman Touch" was posted online on 24 July 2009. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 17 August 2009; the CD version included "Long Way to Run", while the 7-inch vinyl record had "Ghosts from the Past" as its B-side. Black Swan was released on 24 August 2009 through Fiction Records. A two-disc edition included "Lucky as Hell", "Animation", "Wild Wolves", "Sky Diver", "Ordinary Angel", an acoustic version of "Black Swan Song" and "Needle on a Record". Following this, the band performed at the Greenbelt Festival and went on a UK tour. "Black Swan Song" was released as the second single on 21 September 2009, with "Cut the Map" as its B-side. The Getaway EP was released on 2 November 2009; the digital version consisted of a radio mix of "The Getaway", "Superhuman Touch", "Wild Wolves" and an acoustic version of "Black Swan Song". The 10-inch vinyl edition included the radio mix and an alternative version of "The Getaway", "Somewhere Beneath My Skin", "Corner of My Baby's Eyes" and "With You I Never Loose". They closed out the year with another tour in the UK, with support from As Tall as Lions and TapetheRadio. After originally being scheduled in February 2010, Black Swan was released in the US on 2 March 2010 through Original Signal Recordings. Between May and July 2010, the band embarked on a tour of the US, with support from Carney. Reception Black Swan was met with mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 52, based on ten reviews. AnyDecentMusic? gave it an average score of 4.2, based on seven reviews. Dan Gennoe of Yahoo! Launch wrote that the album's biggest "difference