 The band then changed its name to ThisGirl and performed for the first time at the Wellington Boot public house in Rotherham.The band toured with Biffy Clyro, Glassjaw, Pitchshifter, My Deaf Audio Hell Is for Heroes and The Used before going into the recording studio to record their debut album, "...Short Strut to the Brassy Front" in 2002.They played Brixton Academy with the Deftones and Finsbury Park with Limp Bizkit in front of 40,000 fans.