Around this time they released a self-released EP, Go, and a full-length release, Happiness. Where's Moo gained Matt Soule as the new drummer in 2001. Soule brought a more powerful sound with his drumming roots based in the stylings of John Bonham, Keith Moon, and Dave Grohl. In 2003, Where's Moo made the move west to Los Angeles where they quickly began playing gigs at all of the spots in and around Hollywood where new bands cut their teeth on the L.A. scene.

Where's Moo had a solid following of Orlandoans who had made their way out west to pursue their dreams as well. After changing bass players in 2005, Where's Moo released another EP, Slow Politics, to favorable reviews. Their sound was evolving. They began to move away from indie pop to a more moody, atmospheric, paranoid sound. It was said that Where's Moo sounded like REM and the Pixies having sex in a spaceship that was crashing into the sun. Ron Garmon of Los Angeles Valley Beat remarked "Moo's Slow Politics EP pegs the group as pissed practitioners of the Cranberries/R.E.M. school of earworm pop, but it doesn't do justice to the band's breakneck heedlessness live nor sufficiently contain the flapping emo dervish that is frontman Michael Mangum."

With their sound refined, Where's Moo tackled recording the full-length release, Dear Friend Dopamine in 2007. It was an ambitious project, which included the help of cellist Michael Crowley. The songs were well-recorded, melodic and well-received. Gina Morris of Evolution of Media said "Like Idlewild - a British band who also tread similar R.E.M. turf - Where's Moo take the ball, run with it, and kick it all over the damn place. Dear Friend Dopamine is no mere collection of Xerox rock and roll, but the birth of something exciting and new."

You can find out more about Where's Moo on their MySpace page.

Dear Friend Dopamine

Dear Friend Dopamine (instrumental)

Slow Politics EP