Editing Exit English (section)

==Background==
Strike Anywhere released their debut studio album ''[[Change Is a Sound]]'' in August 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/change-is-a-sound-mw0000010470|title=Change Is a Sound - Strike Anywhere {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic|author=D'Angelo, Peter J.|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref> In between various tours supporting it, the members had alternative jobs: bassist Garth Petrie was a [[Moving company|mover]]; drummer Eric Kane cooked in different cafés; guitarist Matt Smith ran a recording studio in his basement; guitarist Matt Sherwood served as an electrical engineer; and vocalist Thomas Barnett worked in markets and health food stores.<ref name=Oxinterview>{{cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/strike-anywhere-1168|title=Strike Anywhere Politics from the Heart|work=Ox-Fanzine|author=Roth, Alexander|date=March–May 2004|accessdate=March 21, 2021|language=DE}}</ref> In March 2003, the band toured the US and Canada, with support from [[the Explosion]], [[Majority Rule (band)|Majority Rule]], and the Exit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/5279/tours-strike-anywhere-dates-with-the-explosion-the-exit-majority-rule|title=Strike Anywhere Dates With The Explosion, The Exit, Majority Rule|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=February 9, 2003|accessdate=March 4, 2021}}</ref> The following month, the band began recording their next album with producer [[Brian McTernan]] at Salad Days in Maryland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/5873/strike-anywhere-hit-the-studio|title=Strike Anywhere hit the studio|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Heisel, Scott|date=April 22, 2003|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref> Barnett said McTernan was "really hard" on the band, with Barnett doing his vocals for eight hours a day, "and none of it was good enough" for him.<ref name=PIinterview/>