Together with his then-wife Dagmar, a Swedish-born European model, Petersson began recording demos in the studio, which in turn led to the creation of the Another Language group.

"[2] The band's mini-album Tom Peterson and Another Language surfaced in 1984, (Petersson dropping the extra pseudo-Swedish 's' from his name), and the group then toured the North American club scene.

[1] Described by AllMusic as "new wave wildness", the album was not a commercial success and Peterson then moved to New York and began playing shows with his band Sick Man of Europe, before joining Cheap Trick again in 1987.

Upon its release, Len Righi of The Morning Call wrote, "Dagmar's Swedish accent and little girl voice are all over this record (unfortunately), and when she and Tom aren't being insufferable cute ('Rainy Day,' 'All I Need'), they're being ponderous ('Living in Another World').

"[8] Ian Russell of the Scottish paper The Kilmarnock Standard concluded the release was "far from excellent", but added "it's an encouraging return [for Peterson], with a few high spots".