Began recording fourth studio album

In February 2013, the group began recording their fourth studio album, working with producer Brendan Benson . The album was recorded on an analog tape , steering away from the use of computer editing techniques. The group finished recording the album the following month and was mixed and mastered in April. On April 12, 2013, the band announced that their fourth studio album Forever Halloween would be released on June 4, 2013. “Happy” was the first single released from the album on April 15, 2013. A promotional single titled, “Love and Drugs” was made available for streaming on May 7, 2013. A music video for the song “These Four Words” that premiered on YouTube and Vevo was released on the same day as the album. The single-shot video was directed by Daniel Gomes and the song is what frontman John O’Callaghan called the “most revealing song [he] has ever written.” The album was released independently in the US in partnership with their management team 8123, via Universal Music in Canada, and Rude Records in Europe, UK, Australia and Japan. It sold over 10,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 39 on the Billboard 200.