sounds like chicken toured interstate for the first time under this lineup in september 2001, playing in sydney and canberra and also at the black stump music festival. in 2002, tom dowding departed from sounds like chicken to be replaced by joshua diemar on bass. it was in this year that sounds like chicken released their first studio ep, "i am gibbon, hear me roar", produced by david carr (antiskeptic, taxiride). the ep gave the band airplay on community radio, christian radio, and triple j.