song ▁demo ▁and ▁Howard ▁thought ▁they ▁were ▁" just ▁incred ible ." ▁After ▁he ' d ▁heard ▁the ▁dem os , ▁the ▁band ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁Ly ric ▁Street ▁offices ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁sat ▁down ▁with ▁ac oust ic ▁gu it ars , ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁songs . ▁According ▁to ▁Howard ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Hit Qu arters : ▁" The ▁vocals ▁and ▁harm on ies , ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁there — I ▁was ▁just ▁blow n ▁away . ▁The ▁lead ▁singer ▁has ▁such ▁a ▁unique ▁and ▁comp elling ▁voice ." ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁Ly ric ▁Street ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 5 : ▁Ras cal ▁Fl att s , ▁M elt , ▁and ▁Fe els ▁Like ▁Today ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁group ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁single ▁" P ray in ' ▁for ▁Day light ". ▁This ▁song ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁three - song ▁demo ▁that ▁had ▁got ten ▁the ▁band ▁signed . ▁The ▁song , ▁which ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁country ▁charts , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁their ▁self - t itled ▁debut , ▁which ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁on ▁Ly ric ▁Street . ▁Following ▁" P ray in ' ▁for ▁Day light ", ▁the ▁album ' s ▁other ▁three ▁singles ▁all ▁made ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁that ▁chart ▁with ▁" This ▁Every