in early 2004, the band were signed to boomtown records, a melbourne-based indie record label distributing through shock records and mgm. deciding that a bigger ensemble was required, sounds like chicken asked long-time friend dave powys (ex staff discount and never in doubt) to join on second guitar, making them a 7-piece band. dave moved down from canberra and recorded on the single global domination, their first release with boomtown and distributed through mgm. the single received national airplay and spot airplay on triple j and was sold out within 2 months of its limited pressing. it was noted that producer dave carr's production was a big step up from previous releases.