▁Six th ▁Form ▁college ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁together ▁during ▁university ▁hol id ays . ▁With ▁this ▁line - up ▁they ▁recorded ▁and ▁self - re leased ▁their ▁debut ▁EP ▁Hold ing ▁Up ▁The ▁Line . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ward ▁guitar ist ▁Cal um ▁joined ▁the ▁group , ▁expand ing ▁their ▁pre domin antly ▁piano - led ▁sound . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁consequence ▁tracks ▁from ▁Hold ing ▁Up ▁the ▁Line ▁are ▁rarely ▁played . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁they ▁acquired ▁a ▁sta unch ▁following ▁amongst ▁their ▁contempor aries ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁extensive ▁live ▁performances . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Isaac ' s ▁A ircraft ▁were ▁signed ▁on ▁a ▁development ▁deal ▁to ▁independent ▁label ▁Cr ash ▁Records , ▁through ▁whom ▁they ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁single ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁Fo es ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁To ▁promote ▁the ▁release ▁the ▁band ▁fil med ▁a ▁video , ▁and ▁were ▁introduced ▁by ▁Tom ▁Robinson ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 6 ▁Music . ▁ ▁During ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁new ▁EP ▁with ▁producer ▁Paul ▁Ti pler , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁with ▁Place bo , ▁Id le w ild , ▁and ▁the ▁Char lat ans . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Isaac ' s ▁A ircraft ▁were ▁featured ▁on ▁N ME ' s ▁" Best ▁of ▁Mys pace " ▁show . ▁ ▁New ▁single ▁Head ▁to ▁the ▁Fe et ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁on