On 12 May 2008, the song "Hippy's Son" was made available for free download from the band's official website and on 22 June the band made all of the album available for free streaming on NME.com. "Romance at Short Notice" was released on 30 June 2008, with the single "Tired of England" released a week earlier on 23 June. Both, album and single, failed to reach high chart positions. The album entered the UK albums chart at number 35 and left it after only two weeks. On 7 July the band placed 4 songs available for download on Napster - "Buzzards and Crows", "Plastic Hearts", "Hippy's Son" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". On 11 July the band appeared on XFM's Live From Leicester Square programme. They played "Plastic Hearts", "Bang Bang You're Dead" and a cover of Glasvegas' "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry".