During that period, MacKaye and Nelson put together a studio-only project called Skewbald/Grand Union; in a reflection of the slowly increasing disagreements between the two musicians, they were unable to decide on one name.
I den samme periode lavede MacKaye og Nelson et studiesideprojekt under navnet Skewbald/Grand Union; set i bakspejlet af den langsomme tiltagende uoverensstemmelse blandt de to musikere, da de ikke kunne enes om et enkelt band navn.