 The band entered the studio with music producer Gavin Mackillop to record their major label album debut in 2001, though the process proved to be "slow and tedious".The majority of the album was recorded over the course of a three-month period in the studio.Initially thinking they were done, upon listening to the material, the band decided they wanted to restructure and re-record some songs, while additionally recording some new songs, that were ultimately not used in the final album.