ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ sˈɔː hˌɪm ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv fˈɪɹ ˌiːpˈiː wɪð kˈɑːlɪdʒ stˈuːdənt sˈæm ʃˈæklɑːk, wˈʌn hˈæf ʌv ˈɪntɹəmjˌʊɹɹəl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈæf bˌiːɪŋ stɐtˈɪstɪks fɹˈʌntmən ænd kˈɑːnɚɹ ˈoʊbɚst bˈændmeɪt dˈɛnvɚ dˈæli.
The next year saw him recording The End of Fear EP with college student Sam Shacklock, one half of Intramural (the other half being Statistics frontman and Conor Oberst bandmate Denver Dalley).