Reunion and Albatross

In 2010, Doherty filled in as guitarist at a Thornley show during the Tiny Pictures tour, and that led to Doherty joining the band as a touring member. Later that year, a new tour promoted as ” An Evening with Thornley and Big Wreck ” followed, and as a result of the tour’s success, the band assumed the Big Wreck moniker, including the existing members of Thornley in the new Big Wreck. In secret, Big Wreck had worked on a reunion album which would later be announced as Albatross . After recording the album, signing to Anthem, and departing from 604 Records in July 2011, drummer Christopher Henry left the group and was replaced with touring drummer Brad Park. In November 2011, Big Wreck released the lead single and title track off their upcoming album, ” Albatross ” their first single release in over ten years. The song received praise and chart success in both the US and Canada, eventually earning the band’s first #1 hit.