Mike Got Spiked Ireland, scoring a top 30 hit with "Whiskey For Me Tae/All You Need". Landing a record contract with Irish label, "Conflict Of Interest Records", their debut album, "Caveat Emptor" was recorded from November 2004 to January 2005 in Creamy Sonic Studios in Dublin, Ireland, with American producer "Peter Slankster", following his work with Faith No More's "Roddy Bottum". The band enlisted legendary engineer "Eddie Schreyer" (System Of A Down, Alice In Chains) to master the album. In March 2005, Caveat Emptor was released and spent a number of weeks in the Irish Charts. The band consequently secured a slot on
What I Mean to Say Is Goodbye on my feet. I'd say, 'Jackie, go on.' Jackie would look up at me and his purr would get a little louder, but he would not leave." The title of the album was taken from a song of the same name, "What I Mean To Say Is Goodbye", which was later cut during the sequencing process and remains unreleased. Design and layout for "What I Mean To Say Is Goodbye" was created by Grammy-award winning designer, Peter Buchanan-Smith, and features original artwork, liner notes, and a short story by Tom Brosseau. What I Mean to Say Is Goodbye What I