Overdubs were then made in two separate stints, the first between January 19 and February 9, 2004, and the second on March 15, 2004, at General Studios in Long Island, New York with engineer George Fullan of Three Year Later.

[2] The album's opening track "This Year's Fashion" recalled the work of Depeche Mode and New Order, and is followed by "Drug Like", which sees Kluepfel looking for substance in his life.

[5] "Photograph" features keyboards in the vein of the Cars and Def Leppard-styled guitarwork, evoking the sound of Kill Your Television -era (2002) the Reunion Show.

[2][7] The next two songs, "Bleed", which features Eddie Reyes of Taking Back Sunday on guitar, and "Instructions on Building a Model Airplane", also with screaming from Fullan, continue this structure.

Alongside this, Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion was announced for release in three months' time, with the artwork and "Drug Like" being posted online.

AllMusic reviewer Rick Anderson said that if listeners enjoy the work of Echo & the Bunnymen and the Psychedelic Furs, "you'll get a big kick out of this album".

[7] Punknews.org staff member Brian Shultz wrote that while it was a worthy effort, it suffers from the "confines that recording administers, not to mention dragging in places thanks to its overambitious push (it clocks in around 50 minutes)".

[4] Orlando Sentinel writer Jim Abbott said on occasion "all the pieces come together memorably, but occasionally one wonders if it's all worth the effort", calling it "so derivative at points that it sounds more like a tribute band than something genuinely revealing".

[5] Ashley Megan of Soundthesirens echoed a similar sentiment, stating that while the "music that results is refreshingly different," the majority of the album was "overwhelmingly bleak and moody with little song variety".