Eventually, in 2006, the popularity of the band was overheard by

Eventually, in 2006, the popularity of the band was overheard by talent agent Matt Galle and record producer Matt Squire , who contacted the band about a future collaboration. With their full support, Boys Like Girls embarked on their first nationwide tour with A Thorn for Every Heart , Hit the Lights and Keating in late February 2006. Following the month-long venture, the group immediately entered the recording studio with Squire to record their debut album for Columbia Records / Red Ink .