 In 2003 , the band released its Island Records debut , The Artist in the Ambulance . The album 's title is in reference to Burn Collector by Al Burian and is meant to reflect the band 's desire to do more than make music and contribute to society through their charitable donations . A portion of the album 's proceeds were this time donated to the Syrentha Savio Endowment , a financial aid organization for breast cancer patients . First pressings of the album were packaged in a digipak @-@ style case with postcards containing lyrics and notes from the band . 
