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After some time off, Roe and Collura later moved forward and began writing songs that would become part of the follow-up to So Long, Astoria titled Welcome The Night.

They held some informal practices with some friends from New York, who played in the band Park Ranger.

These sessions led to three members of Park Ranger joining The Ataris: Sean Hansen on bass, Shane Chickeles on drums, and Paul Carabello on third guitar.

To round out the lineup they added longtime friends Bob Hoag, formerly of Pollen and The Go Reflex ( which was managed by Roe ), on piano and keyboards, and Angus Cooke on cello.

Cooke played cello on past Ataris records, and helped with production as well.

Starting in 2005, the band began recording Welcome the Night at Seedy Underbelly in California, with producer Nick Launay.

Writing and recording eventually took the better part of two years and was extended to multiple studios.

The album was routinely delayed by Columbia.