Despite '' Girl '' being a top 30 album and earning a gold record , Modular ended the band 's contract . Eskimo Joe signed with Festival Mushroom Records in 2002 . They recorded their second album , '' A Song Is a City '' , produced by Paul McKercher and mixed by Nick Launay , in 2003 . Released in May 2004 , it peaked at No . 2 and , by 2006 , achieved double platinum status . For live shows , Quartermain switched to guitar and Paul Keenan – also from Fremantle – played drums , and Dan Bull played keyboards . At the time of the album 's release , Temperley explained : The lead single " From the Sea " reached the top 40 in March 2004 , and was number-one on the Triple J Net 50 . It was used as the backing track for a series of TV ads for the West Coast Eagles Football Club . " Smoke " was released as the second single and was listed in the top 5 on Triple J 's Net 50 in May . The third single , " Older Than You " , became their second top 50 ARIA Singles Chart hit after they performed it at the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 in October . At the ceremony , '' A Song Is a City '' won two awards for ' Producer of the Year ' and ' Engineer of the Year ' for both McKercher and Eskimo Joe . A fourth single , " Life Is Better with You " , was issued in December
ARIA Music Awards of 2004
ARIA Music Awards of 2004
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