Wilcox was the first casualty of this, leaving the band in March 2003 due to creative differences. He was replaced by Ryland Steen, of the ska punk band Reel Big Fish. The band continued to push forward, spending the remainder of the year in the studio recording a follow-up album. By the end of the year, Fried reported that the sessions had been rather prolific, the latest session had produced seven new demos, bringing the overall tally of 19 new songs in contention for the second album. He also stated the band had been working with record producer Tony Berg on some of the demos, with the hopes of entering the studio with him in early 2004. The band proceeded to enter the studio in early 2004 with Eric Stenman, who produced, mixed, and engineered further demos with the band. While largely quiet during this period, the band reemerged in May 2004 by announcing they'd be playing live shows in May and June, but under a new, temporary moniker "Nigel", to represent the stylistic shift in their new music. The band performed the shows, but by mid-June it was abruptly announced that the band had broken up altogether due to their creative differences with one another. Einziger, Fried, and Steen formed a new band that same year called Agent Sparks, although Steen left to play in Reel Big Fish before recording any material with the band. Agent Sparks recorded two releases without any success, an EP, "Not So Merry" in 2005, and a full album, "Red Rover" in 2006, before disbanding themselves in 2007.