On June 10, 2006, the band announced that it had left Columbia Records due to the label’s internal disintegration. In November 2006, the Ataris started their own imprint, Isola Recordings, through Sanctuary Records and RED Distribution, and simultaneously announced the official release date of their fifth album Welcome the Night as February 20, 2007. Welcome the Night debuted at number 85 on the Billboard charts with over 12,000 copies sold. Following the album’s release, the band embarked on a tour of the United States and Europe.
Leaves Columbia Records
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