Alex Turner mid-2007, featured in the music video for "My Mistakes Were Made For You". Hogan of "Pitchfork" noted that, lyrically, Turner was "moving from his anthropologically detailed Arctics brushstrokes to bold, cinematic gestures." Petridis of "The Guardian" detected "the audible enthusiasm of an artist broadening his scope". During a tour with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Last Shadow Puppets gave a surprise performance at Glastonbury Festival, with both Matt Helders and Jack White making guest appearances. Alison Mosshart performed with the band at the Olympia in Paris, and provided vocals for a B-side. Also in 2008, Turner formed a covers band
Frank Turner combined package of "The First Three Years" and "Love Ire & Song", and supported The Gaslight Anthem on their tour of the UK and Europe, demoing several new songs and announcing his plans to record a new album in May. The album was produced by Alex Newport, as previously suggested in interview by Turner. His band at the time still consisted of Ben Lloyd, Tarrant Anderson and Nigel Powell from Dive Dive, with keyboardist Matt Nasir having been added on the "Love, Ire and Song" tour. Prior to recording "Poetry of the Deed", Turner stated that: Turner was announced as