ham ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 7 , ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁r ented ▁a ▁beach ▁house ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁to ▁begin ▁work ▁on ▁their ▁follow - up ▁full ▁length ▁to ▁Al ph ab ets . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁warm ▁climate , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁night life , ▁and ▁psych ed elia . ▁Yet ▁again , ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁read just ed ▁their ▁sound ; ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁a ▁bl ues - cent ric ▁style . ▁Jones ▁titled ▁the ▁album ▁Bad ▁L uck ▁as ▁a ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁friend , ▁Ben ▁Brown . ▁When ▁the ▁writing ▁was ▁completed ▁for ▁Bad ▁L uck , ▁the ▁band ▁inv ested ▁their ▁sav ings ▁into ▁a ▁European ▁tour , ▁but ▁was ▁can ce led ▁last ▁minute ▁by ▁the ▁head lin ing ▁act . ▁Unable ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁ref und ▁on ▁their ▁European ▁travel ▁exp enses ▁and ▁with ▁their ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Death ▁Sc ene ▁dissol ved , ▁the ▁band ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁to ▁tour ▁or ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁album . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁hi atus ▁with ▁no ▁for ese e able ▁plans ▁to ▁release ▁Bad ▁L uck . ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁fans , ▁however , ▁band ed ▁together ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁" Bad ▁L uck ▁Foundation ", ▁which ▁allowed ▁internet ▁users ▁to ▁don ate ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁band . ▁Within ▁a ▁month , ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁was