Slot on 2003 Warped Tour

Brand New’s second studio album was written in the “year and-a-half or two years” that they were touring the material off of Your Favorite Weapon . According to drummer Brian Lane, “Jesse [Lacey] wrote a lot of the lyrics about different things than ‘I just broke up with my girlfriend’ for the new record,” on an acoustic guitar in his bedroom. Lane also said the band’s music tastes continued to expand, and that unlike their debut, a lot of time and concentration went into making the album. “I’m surprised that so many bands just keep putting out the same record as they did previously. We try to flex as much of our diversity muscles… as we can,” Lacey said about growing the band’s sound. Before the album was even released, the band sold out three shows of a 24-date US headlining tour with Moneen , Senses Fail , and The Beautiful Mistake solely off word-of-mouth and Internet message board hype. The band also earned a slot on the 2003 Warped Tour and as openers for Dashboard Confessional .