The band finished recording their debut album, Conditions, with veteran music producer Jim Abbiss in March of 2009 in London, after 4 weeks recording the bulk of the album in Melbourne in late 2008.[3] Mandagi said his key influences when recording Conditions included Radiohead, Prince, Massive Attack and U2.[5] The album was released in Australia on 19 June 2009, and debuted at #9 on the Australian ARIA Charts. It was released in the UK on 10 August, 2009.

The band moved to London in early May 2009 to “spend a bit of time on the continent and try and build a fan base over here”, according to lead guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto. He says “it was always our dream to at least come over here and give it a good crack early on”.[6] In August 2009, the band played the Reading/Leeds Festival. In September 2009 the band embarked on their first headlining UK tour to largely sold out venues, such as the 250-capacity Hare and Hounds in Birmingham.[7] The tour started in Brighton on September 17 and finished back there on September 29. They were supported by the Goldhawks.

In late November 2009 the band cancelled sold-out show dates in Germany to return to Australia to perform at the ARIA awards.