finished recording the follow-up

In September 2008, the band finished recording the follow-up to Brother, Sister , titled It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All a Dream! It’s Alright . The name of the album is taken from parable 518 in the book The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh , by Bawa Muhaiyaddeen . The album was a departure from Weiss’ trademark shouting and the band’s rough grooves. The fast rants, thick with lyrical angst, were traded for simpler melodies with lyrics about anthropomorphic food and animals. Similarly, the band scaled back their edgier post-hardcore sound, at times trading riffs for chords and guitars for pianos and harp; a classical composer was called into their Fishtown, Philadelphia studio for various arrangements on several tracks. The album was produced by Dan Smith and Brian McTear, and mixed by Brad Wood.