 Their first recording with this line-up was the 7" single, "If You Can Bake a Cake, You Can Build a Bomb", in 1997, followed by an EP on Temporary Residence in 1998.In late 1998, they signed with Southern Records, who released their first full-length album, entitled "(It (Is) It) Critical Band", in 2000.By this time, the keyboard player Andy Lansangan had joined the group.