ðeɪ bɪɡˈæn ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ðɛɹ sˈɑːfəmˌoːɹ ɹᵻlˈiːs ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn æɾ ɛksˈɛloʊ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ stˈuːdɪˌoʊz ɪn bɹˈʊklɪn, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, wɪð pɹədˈuːsɚ hjˈuː pˈuːl.
They began recording their sophomore release in March 2009 at Excello Recording Studios in Brooklyn, New York, with producer Hugh Pool.