3 ▁in ▁the ▁Independent ▁Album ▁Chart ▁and ▁number ▁ 2 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Album ▁Chart . ▁ ▁Background ▁After ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁record , ▁The ▁Fire , ▁Card le ▁continued ▁writing ▁and ▁recording , ▁using ▁incomplete ▁tracks ▁to ▁start ▁working ▁towards ▁a ▁third ▁album . ▁Card le ▁confirmed ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁third ▁album ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁a ▁video ▁message ▁to ▁his ▁fans ▁on ▁Facebook . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Ch arts ▁La unch ▁Party , ▁Card le ▁spoke ▁about ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁album ▁at ▁that ▁point , ▁saying ▁for ▁him ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁" diff icult ▁third ▁album " ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁difficult ▁second . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁described ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁a ▁lot ▁more ▁diverse ▁than ▁his ▁previous ▁records . ▁In ▁later ▁inter views ▁he ▁revealed ▁has ▁been ▁pushing ▁his ▁vocal ▁range ▁more ▁and ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁different ▁instruments . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁Ab solute ▁Mark eting ▁for ▁the ▁release , ▁his ▁manager ▁explaining , ▁" When ▁considering ▁who ▁to ▁partner ▁with ▁on ▁the ▁project , ▁it ▁was ▁always ▁imper ative ▁that ▁Matt ▁and ▁I ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁remain ▁fully ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁A & R ▁process , ▁cre ative ▁direction ▁and ▁ultimately ▁the ▁allocation ▁of ▁an ▁agreed ▁prom ot ional