a break after its tour with Broken Social Scene. The band did not in fact go on hiatus, but instead McCarron left (amicably) to play guitar for The Dears. He was replaced by Joe Yarmush, and the band announced a West Coast tour for 2009. Fun and Laughter EP Land of Talk released the EP Fun and Laughter on October 27, 2009, on Saddle Creek. Via Saddle Creek: "Land of Talk have announced a west coast tour beginning October 27th in San Diego, and running through November 7th in Vancouver B.C. To complement the tour, the band will be releasing an EP with four new songs and three videos, entitled 'Fun and Laughter'." Cloak and Cipher Early in 2009, Powell had to cancel the band's tour to recover from a hemorrhage vocal polyp. Powell used her six-month recuperation period to write and record the next album, titled Cloak and Cipher. It was released on August 24, 2010, on Saddle Creek Records. It has contributions from Patrick Watson, as well as members of Stars, Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Wintersleep, Besnard Lakes and Esmerine. Cloak and Cipher appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart that fall. In 2011, Powell posted on Land of Talk's official Facebook page to sell one of her guitar amps. The Land of Talk Facebook page stopped updating, and management eventually confirmed a hiatus. 2015–2017: Revival, Life After Youth On April 25, 2015, Powell played her first show since 2011 at the Roots North Music Festival in Orillia, Ontario. On December 5, the band social media pages were updated for the first time in 4 years, with a photo of Powell showing the peace sign. She also posted another image thanking everyone for their support and confirmed that Land of Talk had returned. A brief preview of an upcoming track was released on December 12, although no release date was specified. An image posted on December 16, had the words, "I'm just gonna focus on the music" and 'kickstarter coming soon'. The band played various shows in 2016 including NXNE on June 18. On February 28, 2017, Land of Talk confirmed the planned release of a new album, Life After Youth, for May 19, 2017, sharing new track "Inner Lover" at the same time. 2018–2019: touring, recording Indistinct Conversations Powell spent most of early 2018 writing new songs, focusing on demos and supporting other bands.