▁on ▁vin yl ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁E - V in yl ▁and ▁Rad ar ▁Sw arm ▁Records . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁length , ▁the ▁original ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁disc s ▁were ▁released ▁in ▁separate , ▁double - dis c ▁gate fold ▁packages . ▁Both ▁were ▁limited ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁copies ▁each ▁of ▁black ▁and ▁blue ▁colored ▁vin yl . ▁ ▁The ▁album ' s ▁gate fold ▁art work ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁H yd ra ▁Head ▁Records ▁founder ▁and ▁artist ▁A aron ▁Turner , ▁after ▁Trans lation ▁L oss ▁themselves ▁asked ▁Turner ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁art . ▁The ▁band ▁members ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁fans ▁of ▁Turner ' s ▁work ▁( Is is ▁in ▁particular , ▁to ▁which ▁Ros etta ▁is ▁frequently ▁compared ). ▁ ▁Th emes ▁The ▁l iner ▁notes ▁contain ▁no ▁lyr ics ; ▁only ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Th ese ▁songs ▁are ▁about ▁a ▁space ▁man ", ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁astronom y . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁themselves ▁also ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁( on ▁one ▁level ) ▁about ▁space ▁travel , ▁and ▁make ▁many ▁references ▁to ▁Europa , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Gal ile an ▁mo ons . ▁The ▁band ▁themselves ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁songs ▁tell ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁becomes ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁the ▁world ▁around ▁him ▁and ▁leaves ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁sol itude ▁( E uropa ). ▁However , ▁upon ▁reaching ▁it , ▁he ▁real izes ▁that