After a huge drop on the musical roller coaster of fame, Everclear decided it was time for yet another break. Art began working on another solo album, but he later dropped the project and began focusing on politics.Greg and his wife were expecting a son who was later born in the summer of 2002. Craig, on the other hand, started to do some songwriting of his own as well as a solo album.

The project was push aside as late 2002 rolled around. Art wanted to try and do one more album in hopes to bring back their fans. In 2003,
Slow Motion Daydream, Everclear's sixth full length album, was released, and many critics were impressed with the band's music (this album could have been the father of Green Day's infamous American Idiot because of the political influences). But once again, sales records were low because of a dying fanbase, and, once again, Capitol gave little promotion toward the album. After their show on August 31, 2003, Everclear announced it would be the last time they would ever play as a group. Art went on and hired a new drummer and bassist, as well as keyboardist and guitarist, and today tours under his band's name. Greg still lives in Los Angeles with his family and recently formed a new band with his brother Mark and singer Ollie Tomale known as The Oohlas.

Like his former bandmates, Craig wanted to do some more music but with a taste of rock and roll. He went back to his solo project, but he thought it was "stale." In 2004, with the help of Sweaty Nipples members guitarist Scotty Heard and drummer Brian Lehfeldt (Brian was a former percussionist for Everclear), Craig formed a new band called Tri-Polar, a trio whose music was heavily influenced on groups like AC/DC, the Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, and Nirvana.

The band began to record in late 2004/early 2005, but weeks before its self-titled release on May 27, 2005, Scotty left the band due to personal reasons. Looking for a replacement, Craig turned to Kevin Hahn of Red Sector, his bandmate from The Strain (his other band), to fill Scotty's shoes. Tri-Polar is still active today and plays in many cities along the West Coast, primarily the group members' hometown of Portland, OR.

And, yes, ladies... Craig is still single.
Thanks to the Craig Montoya Fan Club for providing most of the information, and thanks to Alex Wood of the late Halloween Americana for providing the signature at the top (R.I.P. - please do not take the signature)!