the "bridal train ep" was released in march 2004 and made the australian top 50 singles charts in april. the title track tells the story of the simpsons' grandmother, a war-bride of a united states navy sailor, bob cain. she boarded the "bridal train" from perth to sydney and then travelled to san francisco to be with her husband. thorn won the usa songwriting competition for "bridal train". the waifs released a double live album, "a brief history...", in november which debuted in the top thirty of the australian album charts.