▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Mercur y ▁Prize ▁for ▁best ▁album . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁produced ▁five ▁singles : ▁" Every day ▁Rob ots ", ▁" L on ely ▁Press ▁Play ", ▁" H ollow ▁P onds ", ▁US - only ▁release ▁" Mr ▁Tem bo ", ▁and ▁" He avy ▁Se as ▁of ▁Love ". ▁Every day ▁Rob ots ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁and ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁Al bar n ▁had ▁confirmed ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁solo ▁studio ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name . ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁revol ve ▁around ▁" empty ▁club ▁music ". ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁interview ▁with ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁record ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁sound ▁that ▁he ▁describes ▁as ▁a ▁combination ▁folk ▁music ▁and ▁soul ▁music . ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁taking ▁his ▁album ▁on ▁tour , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁will ▁play ▁songs ▁from ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁bands , ▁such ▁as ▁Bl ur , ▁Gor illa z ▁and ▁The ▁Good , ▁the ▁Bad ▁& ▁the ▁Queen . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Al bar n ▁told ▁N ME ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁recording ▁a ▁new ▁solo ▁studio ▁album . ▁Ask ed ▁what ▁he ▁was ▁currently ▁working ▁on , ▁Al