Universes is the second album from Birds of Tokyo, independently released on 5 July 2008, through MGM Distribution. The album was recorded at Loop Studios in West Perth, Wing Command in Perth, Western Australia and in "a big beautiful wooden house by the sea" at Injidup (Yallingup, Western Australia). The debut single from the album, "Silhouettic", was released as a free download from the band's official website on 14 April 2008. At the J Awards of 2008, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.