Throughout the remainder of the decade, Robert Harrison remained active in music, studying audio production and fronting the Austin, Texas collective Future Clouds and Radar.

In 2012, Cotton Mather's Kontiki album was reissued in a deluxe edition, and the group reunited to play several one-off shows promoting its release.

[4] Death of the Cool, released at the end of July, compiled eleven songs from what had been recorded to that point, including several which did not have entries on the blog.

This is a reference to the last song on the album, "The End of DeWitt Finley", which tells the true story of a salesman who died after his car was trapped in a snowbank.

In addition to things like musical instruments, recording gear, and books, the car is filled with Cotton Mather CDs, 7" singles, photos, and newspaper reviews, as well as sticky notes each bearing one of the album's song titles.