 They spent the next three years gradually building a following in the Portland area and self-releasing two CDs, one informally called "The Skidmore Days", which is a lo-fi full-length album recorded in future guitarist Jeff Lehman's North Portland basement and mixed by Alex Arrowsmith.They also released a self-titled EP informally referred to as the "Bonnie Doon EP", in reference to the location it was recorded.The Shaky Hands were signed to Holocene Music in late 2006.