▁family . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁finally ▁released ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁UK ▁and ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁US . ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁two ▁separate ▁sessions ; ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁Bl ast ▁Studios , ▁New castle , ▁England . ▁The ▁first ▁session ▁was ▁mixed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁session ▁was ▁mixed ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Adam ▁S inc la ir ▁& ▁Ther apy ?, ▁the ▁album ' s ▁title ▁comes ▁from ▁Spe ak , ▁Memory ▁( 1 9 5 1 ) ▁a ▁mem oir ▁by ▁Russian ▁writer ▁Vladimir ▁N ab ok ov , ▁who ▁describes ▁life ▁as ▁" A ▁brief ▁crack ▁of ▁light ▁between ▁two ▁et ern ities ▁of ▁darkness ". ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁entitled ▁Living ▁in ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁of ▁the ▁Ter rible ▁Th ing ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁bands ' ▁official ▁page ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁A ▁video ▁for ▁Before ▁You , ▁With ▁You , ▁After ▁You