▁Adam ▁Mel ber th ▁that ▁September . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁J unk unc , ▁Wood s , ▁Mel ber th ▁and ▁Pe op lis ▁went ▁on ▁an ▁ 1 1 - day ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Southern ▁and ▁East - Cent ral ▁United ▁States , ▁performing ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁Texas , ▁Louisiana , ▁Tennessee , ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Indiana ▁among ▁others . ▁The ▁band ▁part ed ▁ways ▁with ▁Adam ▁Mel ber th ▁in ▁March , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Pe op lis ' s ▁friend ▁Dave ▁G ries bach ▁replaced ▁him ▁that ▁month . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁began ▁recording ▁dem os ▁for ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁full - length ▁album ▁Get ▁Go ing ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁with ▁engine ers ▁Sh ane ▁Ol ivo ▁and ▁Justin ▁Per kins . ▁After ▁a ▁ 3 - week ▁tour ▁that ▁took ▁the ▁band ▁through ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁and ▁up ▁the ▁West ▁Coast , ▁the ▁group ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁begin ▁pre - production ▁with ▁Dave ▁R ie ley , ▁who ▁later ▁recorded ▁the ▁album ' s ▁ 1 1 ▁songs ▁at ▁R ax ▁Tra x ▁and ▁Chicago ▁Rec ording ▁Company ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁IL ▁over ▁the ▁Winter ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁co - re leased ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁Bright ▁Ide as ▁and ▁No ▁Kar ma ▁Record ings ▁on ▁an ▁un limited ▁basis