▁scene . ▁When ▁they ▁could ▁get ▁weeks ▁off ▁from ▁their ▁jobs , ▁they ▁would ▁tour . ▁According ▁to ▁C ain , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁soon ▁realized ▁that ▁there ▁" was n ' t ▁really ▁anywhere ▁to ▁play ▁[ sh ows ] ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ", ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁" t our ▁all ▁the ▁time " ▁to ▁rise ▁in ▁popular ity . ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁years , ▁the ▁group ▁went ▁through ▁several ▁line up ▁changes . ▁Through ▁these , ▁C ain ▁and ▁Pierre ▁would ▁often ▁have ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁keyboard ▁duties ▁during ▁shows . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁first ▁release ▁was ▁a ▁ 7 " ▁single , ▁" Prom en ade ▁/ ▁Carolina ", ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Their ▁next ▁two ▁releases , ▁both ▁extended ▁plays — K ids ▁for ▁America ▁and ▁Back ▁to ▁the ▁Beat — w ere ▁released ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁band ▁continued ▁to ▁tour ▁and ▁sh uffle ▁through ▁members . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁while ▁tour ing ▁in ▁Mil ton , ▁Pennsylvania ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁Sub merge , ▁they ▁convinced ▁two ▁of ▁its ▁members — b ass ist ▁Matthew ▁Taylor ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Tony ▁Th a xt on — to ▁join ▁Mot ion ▁City . ▁Th a xt on ▁initially ▁took ▁about ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁conv ince ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁band . ▁J esse ▁Johnson , ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁co -