stations and earned the band some local notoriety including a review in Allmusic. In 2005, The Seldon Plan released their first full-length, Making Circles. Making Circles received a number of positive reviews in the United States and in Europe. The record was featured on NPR, and was named a top 40 record of 2005 by The Big Takeover. Songs from "Making Circles" were featured in a number of indie films, Current TV, episodes of the lonelygirl15 series, a T&C Surf Design advertisement and used in some early iPhone applications. Originally released on Stahl's Baltimore-based OTPRecords, Making Circles was re-released in 2006 by Magnatune. In October 2007, The Seldon Plan released their second full-length The Collective Now on Magnatune. The Collective Now was named one of the "Best Baltimore albums of 2007" by The Baltimore Sun. The Collective Now received national attention when it was used as an example in press reports about the loudness wars. Referencing the loudness of the Magnatune version of the record, Nestor was quoted saying, "we had to compromise our principles to get noticed." In response to the loudness wars debate, the band released a quieter re-press of the record on The Beechfields Record Label in December, 2007. The Seldon Plan's third full length, Lost and Found and Lost was released in June, 2009 and tackled the financial crisis of 2007–2008 as well as the election of President Barack Obama. Hirner and Nestor were joined by guitarist and vocalist Dawn Dineen and percussionist Matthew Leffler-Schulman. Lost and Found and Lost was described by Brian McTernan as "catchy simple melodies awash with lush vocals, hip full guitars, and a hint of Flaming Lips" and by Mark Degli Antoni as "smart pop with no wasted space". Lost and Found and Lost was also highlighted as a "top 40" record at The Big Takeover by Jack Rabid. The general theme of the record centered on Nestor's personal reaction to the economic recession of 2008. In 2011, The Seldon Plan released their fourth full length, titled Coalizione del Volere. Along with the core of Corl, Hirner and Nestor, the record featured guitarist Chris Ehrich. Coalizione del Volere was described as a return to the more angular indie rock sounds of The Collective Now and Making Circles. The record tangentially deals with the theme of mass marketing in the digital age. As described by Nestor, "I used to go to the