vɜːbˈiːnə kəntˈɪnjuːd æz ɐ tɹˈiːoʊ ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst lˌæ mjˈuːzɪkə nˈɛɡɹə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, pɹədˈuːst baɪ ɹˈɑːb ʃnˈæpf, ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɡˈɑːɹnɚd ˈɛɹpleɪ fɚðə sˈɪŋɡəl "wˈeɪ ˈaʊt wˈɛst" wɪð ɐ mjˈuːzɪk vˈɪdɪoʊ ðæt fˈiːtʃɚd kˈiːfɚ sˈʌðɜːlənd ænd nɐtˈæʃə lˈaɪɑːn.
Verbena continued as a trio and released La Musica Negra (2003), produced by Rob Schnapf, and again garnered airplay for the single "Way Out West" with a music video that featured  Kiefer Sutherland and Natasha Lyonne.