 In November 2007, singer Jonny Craig had left the group due to a heated argument between himself and the band's manager and when insisting on rejoining was denied due to tensions and personal conflicts within the band, mostly due to his lack of dependability and Craig's failure to be present during a portion of the band's set at Saints and Sinners Festival in New Jersey due to alcohol and drug related issues.Briefly following Jonny Craig's departure, Dance Gavin Dance held auditions to recruit a replacement clean vocalist.Nic Newsham of American post-hardcore band Gatsby's American Dream was offered to join, however chose not to despite later featuring on the song "Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most" on their self-titled 2008 album.