 Appearances in London, Toronto, New York City, Los Angeles, and Austin, Texas brought them to the attention of Jim Kerr who personally invited the band to support Simple Minds on the Australian leg of their world tour that May.In July and August 2006, Expatriate headed to Robert Lang Studios in Seattle to record and co-produce their debut full-length album "In The Midst Of This" with producer John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Blonde Redhead, Wu Tang Clan, Hot Hot Heat).The band were interested in working with Goodmanson "in order to capture the rawness of their live shows" on record.