following the international success of third time's a charm, better luck next time headed back into the studio to record their second full-length album, start from skratch, in early 2007. once again, the album would be recorded, engineered, and produced solely by themselves in their own studio. this time around, however, the album was taken to scottsdale, az, where it was mixed by ryan greene (formerly of motor studios in san francisco, ca). the title start from skratch, as well as the artwork, acts as a direct follow-up to third time's a charm. the album was released in japan in august 2007. prior to its release, the band was invited to play one of japan's largest festivals, punkspring 2007. the festival consisted of 17 bands including nofx, new found glory, and jimmy eat world. in october 2007, just months after the release of start from skratch, they headed back to japan for another tour in support of the album with the mad caddies. the tour covered such areas of japan as tokyo, osaka, and nagoya.