This album has taken a lot of flack by us the band, and for good reason, it just wasn't our strongest. However, the producer (Neal Avron) was a genius and the addition of Christian was one of the greatest things to have ever happened to the band.
It was an overwhelming time in our lives, we were trying to live up to expectations that could never have been obtained if we had 100 years to write the record. We don't regret the time we spent on Universal, but we do wish that we had had more time to write a more cohesive record with a clearer and more focused minds.
New Surrender was going to be the single on the record, Joey and I were convinced of the fact. It didn't even make the cut. The song was about getting married. We lost the song, but the title stuck. Even though Christian didn't like it at all.
Nate started taking over cover artwork on this record. Prior it was my responsibility.
We recorded this in LA, home of the dodgers, smog, and traffic. - Stephen Christian anberlinlyrics.tumblr.com