Days of the New (1999 album)

In February 1999, it was reported that while his ex-bandmates were looking for a new singer, Meeks was finishing up work on a second album tentatively titled Days of the New 2 with an expected release in late spring or early summer that year.

[3] In contrast to the band's first album, which has a more of a stripped-down acoustic style, Green incorporates many different elements, namely an orchestra and female backing vocals.

While largely maintaining the acoustic feel of its predecessor (as evidenced by the folk number "Provider") Green even utilizes electronic percussion more commonly found in dance club music, particularly in the track "Enemy."

Meeks noted that he wanted a female singer to "deliver some more world/operatic textures and sounds" and that her contributions were not buried in the back but instead featured prominently alongside his.

Scherzinger performs on “Flight Response,” “The Real,” “Take Me Back Then,” “Phobics of Tragedy,” “Bring Yourself,” and “Last One.” Meeks claims that after touring for the album, the two grew apart creatively and that despite being an "amazing entertainer," she "didn’t seem to understand music very well.

This included backdrop screen, stage props, and other effects and, in the words of Travis Meeks, wouldn't be "just a rock 'n' roll show" but " more of a sensory-experience thing.

Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine named it an AMG Album Pick and praised Meeks' production abilities, calling it a "definite improvement from his debut."

Tom Lanham of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B grade and noted, "Like Roger Waters, [Meeks] toys with colorful tones and textures and waxes ponderous in a schoolmaster baritone.