Send Away the Tigers the book "Monika Monster Future First Woman on Mars" by Valerie Phillips. The models are a Polish-American college student called Monika Monster and her cousin Kate. In September 2008 the band embedded three songs on their website, named "Donkeys (Acoustic)", "Untitled Instrumental" and "Motown Junk (The Johnny Boy Anniversary Mix)". They were replaced by songs from their next album in April 2009. The song "Underdogs" was made available as a free download and limited edition one sided 7" single on 19 March 2007 as a 'thank you' to the fans who have supported the Manics over the years. The song
Send Away the Tigers and called "Send Away the Tigers" a "brilliant pop record." Among less positive commentaries, "The Guardian" and "The Observer" both awarded the album three stars, with the latter describing "Send Away the Tigers" as a "pedestrian retread of former glories." Alex Denney went further in a negative review for Drowned in Sound, describing the album as a "bloated swansong" that was "embarrassing" in parts, with the band "going through the motions". AllMusic disagreed, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine describing its relatively short and concise length as a "welcome progression from a band that only a couple of albums back seemed stuck