Falcon has an arena and indie rock sound, influenced in part by the work of Elbow, and is slower-paced than their previous album. musicOMH contributor Camilla Pia noted that the Oasis influence of their debut had "pretty much disappeared" with Falcon, though it was replaced with a " Glasvegas, U2 and most of all Elbow" sound. Falcon received generally favourable reviews from critics, many of whom commented on the shift in musical direction.

Take Over the World" straddles between the indie sound of the band's past work and balladry, evoking " Viva la Vida" (2008) by Coldplay during its chorus sections. Most tracks bounce at a comfortable mid-pace, ensuring maximum sing-along factor, and perhaps Falcon flags before its end. The Electric Lick EP was released on 5 December 2010, consisting of two new songs "Three Months" and "Swear Down", a cover of " Zero" (2009) by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, in addition to "Lullaby" and "Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips"; the ten-inch vinyl edition included . Falcon is an arena rock and indie rock album that Fray said was partially influenced by the work of Elbow. K. press to the leading lights of three previous waves of Mancunian Brit-pop: the Smiths, the Stone Roses, and Oasis.In November 2010, the band played at The Big Reunion festival; the following month, they embarked on a short tour of the UK, with support from Miles Kane and I Am Kloot. While touring the US, the Courteeners wrote new material on their tour bus with guitars, shakers and keyboards. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. If that wasn’t enough for white-trash-disco fans, Blondie’s Heart of Glass is later name-checked by the boys.

Between June and August 2010, the band performed at the Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, T in the Park, iTunes, Oxegen, Underage and V Festivals. The song was released as the lead single from the album 11 days later; the CD edition included "I Never Wanted To". You Overdid It Doll" was released as the lead single from Falcon in February 2010, which was then promoted with a tour of the UK the following month.Michael Bauer mixed all of the recordings, bar "Take Over the World", which was done by Jeremy Wheatley. The album starts with the string-enhanced "The Opener", which sees Fray discuss his hometown and his relationship with his girlfriend. Wie anscheinend auch schon im Voralbum stecke eine Prise Franz Ferdinand drin, einige Lieder erinnerten mich an die kürzlich hochgeschossenen Glasvegas. Jude" noch ein Britpop-Album mit einer Neigung zum Britrock, vermisse ich bei "Falcon" eben diese Neigung.

Jude, Liam Fray and his Middleton homeboys present an album to seal their role as the Stereoasisphonics-lookalikes that it’s okay to like.It was promoted with a tour of the UK in the following month and an appearance at a Teenage Cancer Trust benefit show. Laver criticized the band for offering "nothing more than backing for the entirety of the record," which he felt ran at a "rather pedestrian pace". Lullaby" and "Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips" were released as a Double A-Side single in December 2010. Over the next few months, they played at various festivals, leading up to another UK tour in late 2010, with support from Miles Kane and I Am Kloot.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The Guardian editor Will Dean wrote that "most things fall between the cracks – either sub- Guy Garvey/ Conor Oberst ballads [. Ally Carnwath of The Observer echoed a similar sentiment, stating that "[t]here's a development of sorts here but it extends only to leavening brash indie swagger with bolted-on string sections and heart-on-sleeve anthemics". The band's alternately jangly and bombastic brand of indie guitar rock bears the influence of all three acts, as well as comparisons to contemporaries like Kasabian, Editors, and Kaiser Chiefs. The disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear.Phares theorised the shift in sound "comes from a need for the band to prove that there’s more to their sound than breathless rock and sneering lyrics". Läßt man sich darauf ein, dass die Courteeners "nur" noch Popmusik machen, wird man ihnen zugestehen müssen, das "Falcon" eine durchaus gute Pop-CD ist.