Around this time, Pavement's auxiliary percussionist Bob Nastanovich began acting as The Jicks' tour manager, and Mike Clark joined on keyboards.

Pig Lib, the name of the band's second record, was released in 2003 and featured a looser interplay between the musicians with longer song lengths and a growing emphasis on guitar solos.

On October 2, 2006, it was reported by Pitchfork that John Moen had become a full-time member of The Decemberists and had been replaced by Janet Weiss - drummer of Quasi and the then-defunct Sleater-Kinney.

[1] The band's fourth studio album, Real Emotional Trash, was recorded at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana, and released on March 4, 2008 to generally positive reviews.

Commonly played Pavement songs in later Jicks performances have included "In the Mouth a Desert", "Shady Lane", "Box Elder", and "Stereo" among others.