Bracket returned to Motor Studios with Greene reprising his role as producer and completed When All Else Fails , their second full-length for Fat Wreck Chords and fifth album overall, released in May 2000. While the band continued to mature beyond its pop punk contemporaries, their album seamlessly picked up where the expansive Novelty Forever left off and included a return appearance from Fat Mike who co-wrote and supplied guitar on “No Brainer”. Despite generally positive reviews upon release, Bracket felt the two-week recording session for When All Else Fails was rushed and lacked many vocal embellishments they had planned yet didn’t get a chance to incorporate. Gregori later explained he was proud of the songs but thought the album sounded unfinished. The leadoff track “Everyone Is Telling Me I’ll Never Win, If I Fall in Love with a Girl From Marin” was featured on More RPM’s Than Floyd on a Scooter , a free sampler used to promote releases from Fat and its subsidiaries Honest Don’s and Pink and Black .
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