After selling two-million copies of Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of..." and dominating the swing and ska revivals in both the mainstream press and commercial radio, Cherry Poppin' Daddies eventually parted ways with Mojo Records/Universal Music after Universal sold Mojo Records to Jive/Zomba (home of Britney Spears, N'Sync, Backstreet Boys) and retreated into the regional iconoclasm of the Pacific Northwest.

During their hiatus band members spent time with families, finished college degrees, and imagined what might be their response, if any, to an increasingly orthodox, cynically targeted pop landscape.

With a major network TV show, "So You Think You Can Dance", still playing Zoot Suit Riot, the hit that made Cherry Poppin' Daddies a household name, the group entered the studio to begin work on what would become "Susquehanna".

Written mostly in 2007, "Susquehanna" brings together the Daddies West Coast and Latin influences: flamenco, greaser rock, swing, ska, glam, and soca - to name a few.

Named after a muddy, flood-prone river in upstate New York; the Susquehanna, on which front man Steve Perry grew up, the album is a story of memory and time, a tale of losses, love, doubt, and fatigue. But as the end of the record approaches, there is grace and gratitude. Surprisingly, the albums' stylistic diversity emerges as a bittersweet thematic unity upon its close.