In May, Hiatt's 1987 album "Bring The Family" was re-released in DVD-Audio format, featuring a new surround-sound mix in 96khz/24-bit audio. The DVD layer of the release includes videos for two of the songs on the album, along with lyrics and original album art. The DVD-Audio format plays on all standard DVD players.
Lovett's "Joshua Judges Ruth" was released in DTS-surround sound in 2002, a format that is best-known for movie surround-sound effects, and requires compatible hardware.
Hiatt has spent part of 2004 on the road as a solo-acoustic act, without his usual band, The Goners. In a conversation with the Rocky Mountain News' Mark Brown in June, Hiatt said he's been using the intimate staging to work out and record songs for a planned January album release.