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===''Beautiful Garbage'' and later albums (2001–2005)===
The band's third album, ''[[Beautiful Garbage]]'', was released in October 2001 after a lengthy recording period. Marking a deliberate stylistic shift, the record incorporated elements of [[new wave music|new wave]], [[dance-pop]], and [[hip hop]], and featured singles including "Androgyny", "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)", and "Shut Your Mouth". Though it received positive reviews, it sold fewer copies than its predecessors, in part due to the downturn in the music industry following the September 2001 attacks.

''[[Bleed Like Me]]'', the band's fourth studio album, was released in April 2005. It returned to a harder rock sound and produced the singles "Why Do You Love Me", "Bleed Like Me", "Bad Boyfriend", and "Run Baby Run". Following the album's promotional cycle, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in 2004 citing internal tensions and exhaustion.