The band first garnered attention in the underground music scene following the release of their 1999 EP Invasion , then their full-length record Four Wall Blackmail , which was released by Tooth & Nail subsidiary Solid State Records , and single “August Winterman”. Their second release, 2004’s New Medicines , heightened the band’s profile considerably, however. Produced by Aaron Sprinkle ( Emery , Acceptance ), the album’s sales were buoyed by the title track, which became a hit on MTV2 and Fuse TV . On these first two albums, music critics had a hard time classifying the band’s music: genres from emo to post-hardcore to alternative rock .
1999 EP Invasion
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