Worked on its second album

After the exhaustive touring ended, IME ended up in different studios in Toronto and Morin Heights, Quebec in the summer and fall of 1995. In these studios, the band worked on its second album, co-produced by Jag Tanna and Paul Northfield , who was most noted for producing Rush. Daniel Mansilla replaced Borg on percussion, and became the band’s permanent touring percussionist. Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson also made a guest appearance on the song “Like a Girl”. Signs of dissension in the band were already showing. For the first time, Edwin revealed to the music press that he had no creative control in the band and that such a situation gave him “no reason to be (t)here”. He had also spent a great deal of the sessions away from the band, recording the album Victor with Lifeson. Still, he remained with IME as the group recorded Scenery and Fish , released in April 1996. The album, which combined IME’s trademark sounds with a slightly softer, radio-friendly approach, was a critical and commercial success. In particular, the singles ” One More Astronaut ” and “Another Sunday” pushed the band into the commercial elite in Canada, the former cracking the Top 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart in the U.S. Subsequent singles “Used to Be Alright” and “Raspberry” also received frequent airplay on radio and video. In 1997, IME was nominated for a Juno Award for Group of the Year . The album was nominated for the Best Rock Album Juno, and was certified Double Platinum in Canada. The band’s newfound fame also pushed sales of Dig over the Platinum record mark of 100,000 units.