Contract With EMI and Break-up
In 2005, the band was signed to a contract with the Capitol Records label. Support slots on several tours culminated with an appearance in Central Park opening for Arcade Fire. In June 2006, Capitol released their debut album, "Movie Monster". Although the album was met with generally positive reviews, commercial sales were poor. Another factor negatively affecting sales of the album was that, unbeknownst to the band, Capitol set the album price at an astronomical $18.98. After extensive touring in support of the album, both Sam Sanford and the younger Baird left the band for other pursuits (oil painting and a college degree, respectively). Will Patterson was enlisted as a replacement. In 2007, after a massive shake-up at Capitol in which the band's A&R rep and the president of the company (who'd signed the band) was fired, Sound Team was dropped from the EMI label. Sound Team released a vinyl EP, Empty Rooms/Bedroom Walls/Up from Ashes, and shot a Take-Away Show acoustic video for La Blogotheque that year, but internal friction in the group led to their decision to break up, and on September 15, 2007, Sound Team played their last show at the 2007 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Subsequently, the band released their entire recorded catalog as high-quality MP3 downloads, completely free of charge, on their website (now inactive).
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