They continued to write songs together and recorded a demo album in drummer Steineckert’s bedroom titled Demos from the Basement . According to band interviews, the closet of Steineckert’s bedroom had been repurposed as a recording booth. Steineckert sent their songs to producer John Feldmann from the ska group Goldfinger . On hearing the song “A Box Full of Sharp Objects”, Feldman flew the band to Los Angeles on his own expense and helped them find a record label. They played for various record executives, but received little interest. Eventually, after sending copies of their demo to many record companies, they began to receive offers. They decided to sign to Reprise Records the first week of January 2002 which was only 1 year after the band had formed.
Sign to Reprise Records
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