Despite these obstacles, the trio regrouped in late 2012 to begin recording their third album for Republic Records, which they titled "The Wack Album" (a homage to minimalist titles such as "The White Album"). Rather than rent the same home in Encino, they cut the album in nearby Los Feliz at a home equipped with a professional recording unit. Taccone and Samberg again lived together; Schaffer, now with a family, simply drove over each day to record and write. For the album's production, they solidified song premises long before receiving beats for each song, which were culled from both high-level and low-level producers. In some cases, the trio made the beats themselves.