Something Is Expected Something Is Expected Something Is Expected is Theresa Sokyrka's second album. It was released on August 29, 2006. Except for "Bluebird", the album contains all original songs. Michael Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies and The New Pornographers members John Collins and David Carswell split the album's production duties. Dave Thompson, guitarist/producer for High Holy Days and Leslie Carter mixed "Yours Is Yours". The first single from the album was "Waiting Song", released in Canada. A music video was made, and can be seen on MuchMoreMusic. Sokyrka travelled to Peru to create her second video for the second single, "Sandy Eyes",
Is the Is Are substance," following an incident in which their car was pulled over by the police, en route to the Basilica Music Festival. Smith stated that the incident greatly influenced the writing and recording of "Is the Is Are": "What happened to us was really shitty and traumatic, and it wasn’t something I did to get attention — it was the worst possible thing that could have happened at that moment. I knew it was going to take a really good album to save me. That’s what made it so hard to write, and why it took so long. If I didn’t