Jesse Buglione had left Lagwagon

In January 2010, Joey Cape announced during an interview with Canada’s Exclaim! magazine that Jesse Buglione had left Lagwagon, having been with the band since its foundation in 1990. However, Cape dismissed rumors of Lagwagon breaking up. While he was not sure if Lagwagon would record a new album or embark on another full-scale tour, he said that he was open to playing shows and possibly recording and releasing new Lagwagon songs sporadically. Jesse Buglione confirmed his departure on Lagwagon’s official message board himself, as reported by SputnikMusic and Punknews.org. Lagwagon toured with No Use for a Name that summer. In an interview with fasterlouder.com.au, Cape revealed former RKL bassist Joe Raposo would serve as Lagwagon’s new bassist. In a June 2011 interview with ExploreMusic, however, Joey Cape said that the band would not move forward with Raposo as their new bassist, so they would be testing a new bassist. After first announcing Patrick Solem as their new bass player in August 2011, the band later decided that Raposo would remain in the band permanently.