Self-released Third Time’s A Charm

Third Time’s A Charm was self-released by the band in December 2005. It was sold at shows and through their website. Soon after the album was released, they decided to add a keyboard player to the band to give it a more dynamic sound. After only 1 audition, 5th member Joseph John was added to the line-up. Third Time’s A Charm caught the attention of InYa Face Records in Tokyo , Japan, who signed the band and released it as a self-titled album in 2006. In October 2006, the band toured Japan for the first time, headlining @UNITED Vol. 2 – Tokyo’s Melodic Attack in Shibuya at Club Quattro. The album hit Japanese Billboard at No. 19 on the Top 50 Charts, and was later declared the best selling foreign punk/emo record of 2006 in Japan. In September 2006, Better Luck Next Time was chosen as 1 of 10 local bands out of 2,500 in Southern California given the chance to play KROQ-FM ‘s Inland Invasion , in which they placed 2nd. The winner was determined by the number of votes submitted by the station listeners. The song submitted for the contest was “T.G.I. Goodbye,” in which a music video was also made.