▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁fire fig h ter , ▁Dave ▁Ver ellen ▁also ▁formed ▁the ▁folk ▁rock ▁band ▁Roy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁Brian ▁Cook , ▁Ben ▁Ver ellen ▁of ▁H ark onen ▁and ▁Mike ▁Cooper . ▁The ▁group ▁released ▁the ▁EP ▁Ta com at ose ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁the ▁full - length ▁Big ▁City ▁Sin ▁and ▁Small ▁Town ▁Red em ption ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁hi atus . ▁During ▁the ▁break , ▁Cook ▁and ▁Ben ▁Ver ellen ▁worked ▁on ▁These ▁Ar ms ▁Are ▁Sn akes ' ▁debut ▁album ▁Ox ene ers ▁or ▁the ▁Lion ▁S le eps ▁When ▁Its ▁Ant el ope ▁Go ▁Home . ▁Roy ▁briefly ▁reform ed ▁and ▁released ▁Kil led ▁John ▁Train ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Brian ▁Cook ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁instrument al ▁post - rock ▁group ▁Russian ▁Cir cles ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁replacing ▁former ▁member ▁Col in ▁De K ui per . ▁Cook ▁contributed ▁to ▁Russian ▁Cir cles ' ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁studio ▁albums ▁Station ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁and ▁Gene va ▁( 2 0 0 9 ); ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁released ▁through ▁Su ic ide ▁S que e ze ▁Records . ▁The ▁group ▁then ▁signed ▁to ▁S argent ▁House ▁and ▁released ▁Em pro s ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁Memorial ▁( 2 0 1 3 ). ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1