Before the Blackout

On July 14, 2005, Before the Blackout was announced for release in three months' time; that same day, "Study in Economics" was made available for streaming.^[5] It was released on October 11, 2005 on Drive-Thru Records. Between October and December 2005, they supported Fenix TX on their farewell US tour.^[6] They closed the year playing four holiday shows with Catch 22.^[7] From late January until early March 2006, the band supported Mest on their tour of the US.^[8] In March and April 2007, Allister went on a tour of Japan, before breaking up.^[9] They played a final show in Chicago, Illinois.^[10]

(all songs written by Allister, except where noted otherwise)

1. "Waiting" – 3:23
2. "D²" – 4:09
3. "A Lotta Nerve" (Allister, Dennis Hill) – 2:42
4. "From the Ground Up" (Allister, Rory Cleveland) – 2:14
5. "Blackout" – 4:08
6. "Rewind" – 2:59
7. "2 A.M." – 3:32
8. "You Lied" – 3:23
9. "A Study in Economics" – 3:35
10. "Suffocation" – 2:55
11. "Easy Answers" (Allister, Hill, Kyle Homme) – 2:55
12. "The Legend of Pegleg Sullivan" – 2:45
13. "Potential Suicide" – 3:11
14. "Alone" – 4:04

Bonus track

The Japanese version of the album, issued through In-n-Out Records, includes a bonus track. The track, sung in Japanese, is a cover version of a 1993 The Boom song.

15. "Shima Uta" (Kazufumi Miyazawa (宮沢和史, Miyazawa Kazufumi)) – 3:06

• Kyle Lewis - guitar
• Mike Leverence - drums
• Scott Murphy - vocals, bass
• Tim Rogner - vocals, guitar