Nagler always kept to herself, only playing her songs for friends at their houses, until she met guitarist Tod Adrian Wisenbaker, who grew up playing in punk, folk, and hardcore bands in Ventura, California. They began playing shows around Los Angeles, and over the next few years they rounded out the lineup with Wisenbaker's brother on bass, and singer Corbala, who was born in Tijuana and grew up singing traditional Mexican music. These additions allowed the band to experiment with the instrumentation between Corbala and the Wisenbaker brothers trading off on drums, bass, guitar, harp, and vocals. The Whispertown 2000's vibrant live shows have scored them opening slots with Jenny Lewis, Rilo Kiley, Maria Taylor, She & Him, and Bright Eyes.

Nagler's classic songwriting is put in a more fractured and modern context by Wisenbaker's avant-blues guitar, his brother's robust bass playing and Corbala's new-traditional harmonies and creative magic. The songs on the record range from quirky folk-pop on "103" to the sweet/sad hypnotic harmonies of "Pushing Oars" to California-country style "Lock and Key" to ballads like "Atlantis", which features a four woman choir made up of Nagler, Corbala, Welch, and Jenny Lewis.

When Lewis, a long-time friend and supporter of The Whispertown 2000, was asked for a quote about the band she simply said: "Morgan Nagler is my favorite songwriter. Period."