release debut album Underneath the Surface

On 26 June 2001, the band released their debut album, Underneath the Surface , on Giant / Warner Bros. In the United States, it was released the week of 9 July 2001, by Reprise Records . The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, holding a score of 60 out of 100 on review aggregator Album of the Year. A review by Devon Powers of PopMatters praised the album’s range and called it “not your little sister’s alternative rock band”. Slant critic Aaron Scott awarded the album two stars out of five and criticized the way that the album “straddles the line between pop and hard rock”, although praising the album’s catchiness.