new material. In February and March 2003, the band embarked on a headlining US tour with support from Armor for Sleep, Breaking Pangaea and Panic in Detroit. During this stint, they performed several of the new songs they had written. During that tour, Hey Mercedes revamped their website to promote their second album Loses Control, which was due for release towards the end of the year. Loses Control was recorded in April and May 2003 at Camp Street Studios in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this time choosing producers Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie. Slade and Kolderie were familiar with the band's work, and took a meticulous approach on the guitar sounds, noting specifically which guitars were needed for a certain part in each song. Nanna described the general sound of these guitars as "really layered - they just sound big and fat." Although the record was scheduled for release on September 2, Hey Mercedes once again faced an album delay, and it was eventually released on October 7 through Vagrant. "Quality Revenge at Last", "It's Been a Blast" and "Knowing When to Stop" were all leaked before the album's release. The band was set to appear on the CMJ tour that November, however, due to complications, the band instead went on a headlining North American trek in November and December, dubbed the Hurry Up Offense Tour. The first half of the dates were supported by JamisonParker and Jet by Day; the remaining shows were supported by Hopesfall, Bear vs. Shark, Haste and Jude the Obscure. A split single with Favez was released through UK label Sound Fiction that November. Hey Mercedes contributed the tracks "Quality Revenge at Last" and "Warm Chords". A music video for "Quality Revenge at Last" premiered on MTV.com on November 24, directed by Matt Barry and Maureen Egan. It was filmed in a day and features the band going through a car wash; as a result of this, the members believe they contracted pneumonia. In February 2004, the group went on tour with Wheat; partway through it their touring van broken down, resulting in them dropping off two shows. In March, the band toured with the Early November, Spitalfield and Limbeck, followed shortly by a support slot for Saves the Day and Grandaddy on their co-headlining tour in March and April. When one of the other support acts, the Fire Theft, dropped off the tour, Hey Mercedes