Work on follow-up album

Griffin, Drummond and McNabb spent 18 months working on Closer , their follow-up album to 1998’s How Does Your Garden Grow? and their first new material since being dropped by Elektra Records. The album was recorded in New Orleans in the band’s own studio, which allowed the members to focus on creating music rather than rental costs per day. Closer was mixed in Los Angeles by Better Than Ezra and the album’s producer, Brad Wood . However, the band felt that some tracks needed scratching. Producer Brad Wood’s management company recommended DJ Swamp , who had previously worked with Beck , to mix several tracks. The use of a DJ for two of the album’s tracks, the first single ” Extra Ordinary ” and “Recognize”, marked a departure for the band, who hadn’t previously employed a DJ before.