The band demo'd and recorded dozens of tracks in London's Brick Lane, in a dodgy studio with a leaky roof. James, Charlie and Matt were determined to get the sound right - they'd written these songs themselves, and wanted to make sure the songs which had been in their heads all these years made a good transition to CD. They needn't have worried: the punk pop sound of the Brick Lane sessions perfectly complemented the band's music and after signing to Universal Island at the start of 2002 chose 'What I Go To School For' - an infectious, Blink-182 style homage to extra-curricular rumpo and one of the songs they'd performed acoustically when touring record labels in search of a deal - as a first single. The single drew in rave reviews everywhere from Smash Hits ("Crashing guitars, head-bopping beat and a catchy chorus make this a sure-fire winner") to NME ("Big-balled, big-chorused, big-eyebrowed?Ace."), and debuted at Number 3 on September 23, 2002. Wondering what the real Miss Mackenzie made of the whole thing? She's very flattered, she says, but she doesn't like to talk about it. So now you know. 

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