 The band performed as a four-piece and re-recorded some of the tracks from their first demo and some new material which resulted in the "Brightside" album being released in November, 1989.In the same year, Blackout Records released a New York hardcore compilation, "Where the Wild Things Are," which contained two of Killing Time's tracks – "Backtrack" and "Brightside".After the album was released, Rich McLoughlin expressed a desire to switch from bass to guitar but the rest of the band rejected the move.