 "Beneath This Burning Shoreline" was released to positive reviews, garnering 4-star reviews from publications such as "Q", "The Guardian", and "The Independent".The album's first single, "Kissing Strangers," was released as a single-track download on 28 June 2010.Second single "Black Fang" was released in September 2010 as the album's first commercial single on 7" vinyl and download; third single "We Sleep on Stones" was released as a double A-side with a cover of the CeCe Peniston hit "Finally" in November 2010.