In December 2010, the band began recording their thirteenth studio album, entitled A Brief Crack of Light, in Newcastle's Blast Studio. The album recording was completed in February 2011 and mixing began in March. In late May 2011, the group announced a change of plan for the new album; another recording session was planned for June in order to record new songs that had emerged. Those songs were mixed in July 2011 and included, along with songs from the first session, for the new album. The album was released in February 2012. A preceding single and video entitled Living in the Shadow of the Terrible Thing was released in January 2012.

In May 2013, Cairns embarked on his first ever solo acoustic tour of the UK, as well as some dates in Europe. To especially mark the tour, he released a CD of acoustic material for sale exclusively at the shows, comprising 12 Therapy? songs, 6 original tracks freshly written for the tour and a cover version, all recorded in late April in Newcastle's Blast Studios

The Gemil Box was released on 18 November 2013; a career-spanning box set of rare and unreleased material. Contents included remastered versions of Nurse, Troublegum, Infernal Love and Semi-Detached, 3 CD's of rare and unreleased tracks, a DVD of the bands' 2010 Sonisphere performance of the Troublegum album, official bootlegs of London ULU '91 and London Mean Fiddler '92, a 12" vinyl of their early demo releases and a cassette of a live recording from Dublin 1990.

Deluxe Edition releases of both Troublegum and Infernal Love were released by Universal Music on 31 March 2014. The band promoted these releases with a series of retro video and audio uploads to their official YouTube channel, proceeding a short UK tour in early April. A compilation of singles from 1992 to 1998 followed on 14 April 2014 via Spectrum Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music, entitled Stories: The Singles Collection.

Disquiet and acoustic shows (2014–2017)
On 18 February 2014, the band began pre-production on studio album number 14 with producer Tom Dalgety in their now usual surroundings of Blast Studios in Newcastle. The session finished on 28 February with 18 tracks laid down in demo form. Having chosen 11 songs, the band began recording the album proper on 17 April 2014 and it was completed on 30 April 2014. The album, entitled Disquiet, was released on
In December 2010, the band began recording their thirteenth studio album, ennoble A abbreviated Crack of Light, in Newcastle's Blast Studio. The album recording was completed in February 2011 and mixing begin in March. In former May 2011, the group announced a change of design for the new album; another recording session was planned for June in ordering to record new birdcall that had emerged. Those songs were shuffle in July 2011 and include, along with songs from the first session, for the new album. The album was released in February 2012. A predate single and video entitled exist in the Shadow of the Terrible Thing was released in January 2012. 

 In May 2013, Cairns embarked on his inaugural ever solo acoustic tour of the UK, as well as some dates in Europe. To especially distinguish the tour, he released a CD of acoustic material for sale exclusively at the show, comprising 12 Therapy? songs, 6 original tracks freshly written for the tour and a cover version, all recorded in late April in Newcastle's Blast Studios 

 The Gemil Box was release on 18 November 2013; a career - spanning box hardening of rare and unreleased material. Contents included remastered versions of Nurse, Troublegum, Infernal Love and Semi - detach, 3 CD's of rare and unreleased tracks, a DVD of the bands' 2010 Sonisphere operation of the Troublegum album, official bootlegs of London ULU' 91 and London Mean Fiddler' 92, a 12 " vinyl of their early demo releases and a cassette of a live recording from Dublin 1990. 

 Deluxe Edition releases of both Troublegum and Infernal Love were released by Universal Music on 31 March 2014. The band promoted these releases with a series of retro video and audio uploads to their official YouTube channel, proceed a inadequate UK tour in early April. A compilation of singles from 1992 to 1998 followed on 14 April 2014 via Spectrum Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music, entitled report: The Singles Collection. 

 Disquiet and acoustic shows (2014–2017) 
 On 18 February 2014, the band began pre - production on studio album number 14 with producer Tom Dalgety in their now common surroundings of Blast Studios in Newcastle. The session finished on 28 February with 18 tracks laid down in demonstration form. Having chosen 11 songs, the band begin recording the album proper on 17 April 2014 and it was dispatch on 30 April 2014. The album, entitled Disquiet, was released on
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Disquiet and acomstis shows (2014–2017)
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In December 2010, the band began recOrding theiR thirTeeNth StUdio AlbuM, entitled A BrieF cracK of Light, in Newcastle's BlAst StUdIO. The ALbUm recOrding wAS cOMPleTeD iN FeBrUArY 2011 and mIxiNg began In March. In lAte maY 2011, the group annOUnCed a change Of pLan for the new AlbUm; anotHeR reCOrdinG seSsion Was plaNNed for june in ordEr TO recorD New songS THaT had Emerged. Those songs WErE Mixed in July 2011 and IncludEd, ALoNG WitH soNgs from the FiRst seSSion, for THe NEW AlbUM. The album was rEleased in FeBRuaRy 2012. A preCeDinG Single And viDeO EntItled Living In thE Shadow of The TerRIble ThiNG was relEased iN JaNuaRy 2012.

In mAy 2013, caIrnS eMBarKEd On hIS fiRst ever sOlO aCoustIc toUR OF The Uk, as Well As somE dates in EuropE. To EspeCIalLy marK the tOur, hE rEleasEd a CD oF acouStIc material for saLe exClusively At tHe ShoWs, ComprISing 12 ThEraPy? sOngs, 6 oriGinal trACks FrESHLy Written for the tour aNd A COvEr versioN, all reCOrDeD In late ApRiL in newcASTle's BLast sTuDios

The GEmil BoX WaS rEleased On 18 novembEr 2013; A caReeR-spanNIng bOx set oF rare and UnrelEAsed material. CoNTents included REmASTeREd veRsiOns of Nurse, TRoubLEgum, infeRNaL LoVE and SEmi-DeTaCHeD, 3 cD's of rare and unreleaSeD trackS, a DVD Of the bands' 2010 SonIsphere perFORMance of tHe TrOUbLEgum album, officIal boOtlegs of LoNDon ULU '91 anD LondOn Mean FiDdler '92, a 12" vinYL Of their eArlY deMo rEleASEs And a cassette oF A Live ReCording FroM Dublin 1990.

delUxe ediTioN rEleases of Both TrouBlEgUm AnD InFernaL love were ReLeaSeD by univeRSal MusIc on 31 MArch 2014. thE bANd pRomoted THeSE ReleAsEs With A seRiEs of rEtro VIdeO and audIo uploads To tHEir oFfIcIal YouTUbe channel, proCeEding a shorT Uk toUr in eaRLY April. A cOmpilation of singles from 1992 TO 1998 followEd oN 14 ApriL 2014 via spectrum REcoRds, a suBsiDIary of univerSal MuSiC, enTITled STORiEs: THe singles ColLECtiOn.

DisQuIet aNd acousTic shows (2014–2017)
On 18 February 2014, THe bAnd began pre-prOduCtioN ON sTudIO aLBum NuMBer 14 WITh producer Tom DaLgety in theIr NOw Usual surroUNdiNgS of BlasT StudioS in NeWCastle. THe session Finished oN 28 FEbruARY wiTh 18 tracks laId down in Demo form. HAVing cHOsEn 11 sonGs, tHe band BeGan RecorDing thE AlbUm proPer on 17 APrIl 2014 and iT was cOmPleted on 30 april 2014. The album, entitled DiSquiet, Was reLeaSed on
In December 2010, the band  began rec ordin g t hei rthir teen th studio albu m , en titled A Brief Crack o f Lig ht ,  inN ew castl e's Bla s tS t udi o.  T heal b um  reco rdi ng wascompletedinFe bruary 2011a nd  mixing be gan  in March. I n l ate Ma y201 1 , the  gr oup a nnounc e d a ch ange of p la n  for t h e new a l b um ; an other recording s e ss i on was planned  for J un e  i n ord erto recordne w son g s thath ad e m erg e d. Those song s were mixe d  in  July20 11a nd inc luded ,a lon g with song s fr om the fi rst se s sion, f o r the n ew alb um.  Th e al b um  w asre l eas e dinF ebr uary 201 2.  A  prec edin g s i ngle  an d vi deo e ntitled Livin g i n th e  Sh adowof th e Te rr ibleThingwas r el eased in Januar y 20 12.

In M ay20 13,  C airns embark edonhis fir st ever sol oa c o us tic tour of the UK ,a s  w ell as s ome da t es  i n  Europe.  T o e spec i a lly m arkt he  tour, h e rele a se da CD of  a cousti cmat eri al fo r  sal e excl usivelyat th e  shows, compri s ing 12 Therap y ?s o ng s , 6ori ginal track s fr e shly  wri t te n f o r the  tour  a n da  cover version, all  r ecorde d inlate April in  Newcastle ' s Blast St udio s 
T he Gemil Box w as re leased on1 8 Novemb er 20 13; a ca reer-span n i ng box s etofrar e a n d  u nreleased mat e r ial.  C ontents  in cludedrem ast ere d v er sions ofNurse, T ro ub le gu m,Infer n al Lovean d S em i-D etach e d, 3 C D's o f ra re  a n d u nreleas e dt r acks ,aDVDofth e ban ds'2 010  Sonisp here perf orm a nceof  t he Trou blegum album,  o fficial bo ot leg s of L o n don ULU'91 and London Mean Fid d ler '92 , a  12"viny l of thei r e arly d emo releas es and  a ca ss ett e of al i ve  re co rding from D ubl in 19 90 .

D eluxe E dition releases of bot h Troublegumand  Inf e r na l L o ve wer er ele a s ed by Universal  Music on31 Ma rch 2014.T heba nd prom oted th ese r e leaseswith a se ries of r et ro v i d eoand audiouploadsto theiro ffici a lYouTu bechanne l,  pr oceed ing as hor t UKtour i nearlyApril .A compil ation of singles from 1 992 to  1998  fo llowed on  14 Apr il 2014 v ia S pectrum Re cor ds,  a su bsi d iaryof U n iv ers a l Mus ic,e ntitled S t or ies : Th e Singles C o l l ect ion.
Di s quietandacoustic shows (2 0 14–2017)
On 18  Feb r u ary  20 1 4, t he  band began pr e-p ro d u ction on  s tudio album  number14 withproduc er Tom  Dalget y in theirnowusu al surrou ndi ng s  of Bla st  S t udiosin N ew castle . Thes essi o n  finished on 28Febru a r y wit h  18  trac ks  laid d o wn i n demo for m. Having c hosen11 s ongs,  the ba nd  began  re co rding thea lbum prop er on  17 Apr il  201 4 a nd itwasc o mplet ed o n30April 201 4 .  T h eal b um,  ent itled  D isqu iet, wasr eleasedon
In December_2010, the_band began recording their_thirteenth studio_album,_entitled A_Brief_Crack of Light,_in Newcastle's Blast_Studio. The album recording_was completed in_February_2011 and mixing began in March. In late May 2011, the group announced a_change_of plan_for_the_new album; another recording session_was planned for June in_order to_record new songs that had emerged. Those songs_were_mixed in July_2011 and included, along with songs from the first_session, for the new album. The_album was released_in_February_2012. A preceding single_and video entitled Living in the_Shadow of the Terrible Thing was_released in January 2012.

In May 2013, Cairns_embarked on his first ever solo_acoustic tour of the UK,_as well_as some dates in Europe._To especially mark_the tour,_he released a_CD of acoustic material for sale_exclusively at the_shows, comprising 12 Therapy? songs, 6_original_tracks freshly written_for_the_tour and_a cover version,_all_recorded in_late_April in Newcastle's Blast Studios

The Gemil_Box_was released on 18 November 2013; a_career-spanning box set of_rare_and unreleased material. Contents_included remastered versions of Nurse,_Troublegum, Infernal Love and Semi-Detached, 3_CD's of_rare and_unreleased tracks, a DVD of the bands' 2010 Sonisphere performance of_the Troublegum album, official bootlegs of_London ULU '91 and_London Mean_Fiddler_'92, a 12"_vinyl_of their_early demo releases and a cassette of_a live_recording from Dublin 1990.

Deluxe Edition releases_of both Troublegum and_Infernal_Love were released by Universal Music_on 31 March 2014. The band_promoted these releases with a_series_of_retro video and audio uploads_to their official YouTube channel, proceeding_a short UK_tour in early April. A compilation of_singles_from 1992 to 1998 followed on_14_April 2014 via Spectrum Records, a_subsidiary_of_Universal Music, entitled Stories: The_Singles Collection.

Disquiet and acoustic shows (2014–2017)
On_18 February 2014, the band began pre-production on studio_album number 14_with producer Tom Dalgety in_their_now_usual surroundings of Blast Studios in Newcastle. The session finished_on 28_February with 18_tracks laid down in demo form. Having chosen 11 songs,_the band began recording the album proper_on 17 April 2014 and it was completed on 30 April_2014. The album, entitled Disquiet, was released on