[citation needed] In 2001, Club 8's sound moved toward chill-out and trip hop on their third, self-titled album.

[citation needed] In the autumn of 2001, the duo used Stockholm's Summersound Studios, writing songs and experimenting with dub, trip hop, chillout, 1980s, and bossa nova sounds.

The 2003 follow-up album, Strangely Beautiful, peaked at number 18 on the CMJ charts in the US.

Backed by five exclusive tracks, the song "Saturday Night Engine" was released as a single in the spring of 2003.

In 2007, Club 8 released their sixth album, The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming, on Labrador Records.