ðə bˈænd hæd ɐ fˈoːɹjˈɪɹ bɹˈeɪk fɹʌm ɹᵻlˈiːsɪŋ ɹˈɛkɚdz ænd plˈeɪɪŋ ɡˈɪɡz ˈæftɚɹ ɐ mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ɡˈɪɡ ɪn ɬændˈʌdnoʊ; pˈɑːɹkɚɹ ænd ˈædəmz ˈoʊpənd ɐ ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt kˈɔːld bˈiːstɹoʊ bˈɛɾʊswˈaɪkˈoʊɛd ɪn ðɛɹ hˈoʊmtaʊn, spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ ɪn wˈɛlʃ fˈuːd.
The band had a four-year break from releasing records and playing gigs after a March 2005 gig in Llandudno; Parker and Adams opened a restaurant called Bistro Betws-y-Coed in their hometown, specialising in Welsh food.