PFR’s Vanished Album Disappear Could Finally Reappear – With Your Help

For over 20 years, Disappear was the lost chapter in PFR’s story. Released just as their label shuttered, the album never stood a chance. Until now.

The beloved alt-rock trio—Mark Nash, Joel Hanson, and Patrick Andrew—have launched a Kickstarter campaign to remaster and reissue Disappear, a cult favorite that slipped into obscurity before fans could fully embrace it.

“To get a second chance at releasing this album is something we could’ve never foreseen” the band tells CCM Magazine exclusively. “For years we thought it was just a short and sad chapter in the life of PFR. In a way it’s like a redemption. We are more than thrilled to have this album live in the world fully!”

Originally recorded in 2001 and produced by longtime collaborator Jimmie Lee Sloas, Disappear was meant to be the band’s triumphant return after a five-year hiatus. It featured mixes from Grammy-winning engineers Richard Dodd and Shane Wilson and was expected to re-establish PFR’s place in a rapidly shifting Christian music landscape.

But as fate would have it, Squint Entertainment—their label and creative home—ended just as the album hit shelves. Promotion stopped overnight. Distribution halted. The record, quite literally, disappeared.

That abrupt silence left longtime fans wondering what could’ve been. Even the band members themselves were unsure how to move forward. “It felt like the wind was knocked out of something we had finally gotten back,” Nash reflected later. “We had reconnected, reignited that chemistry—and then the rug was pulled.”

In its original review, CCM Magazine praised Disappear for maintaining the classic PFR sound while leaning into more personal, emotionally layered territory. It was “clearly the PFR fans remember well,” wrote Beau Black, “but one that also represents the musical growth each member’s experienced in recent years.”

“Amsterdam,” the haunting opening track, stood out as a career-best moment. “I was at a time in my life when I didn’t feel like I knew what my purpose was,” Andrew shared at the time. “I was looking for who I was and where I was headed.”

The lyrics—”There’s an ocean between who I am and who I was / Walking in Amsterdam / Now I run…”—captured the spiritual and artistic struggle they all felt. Hanson added, “We tried to unload songs of Christianese to allow other people to tap into what we do.” That approach gave songs like “Gone,” “Missing Love,” and “Me” crossover potential that remains relevant today.

The master tapes sat dormant for years—until now.

Thanks to a generous nod from Squint founder and longtime friend of CCM Magazine, Steve Taylor—who helped untangle the red tape years after the label’s closure—PFR was able to secure the rights to Disappear. That quiet, behind-the-scenes gesture set the stage for what’s now a full-circle moment: the chance to finally finish what they started.

Taylor’s involvement wasn’t just symbolic; it was personal. Nash shared, “I was the A&R director at Squint, and I asked Steve if I could take some time off to make a new PFR record,” he recalled. “And Steve said, ‘Uhhh… why don’t we put it out?!’” That off-the-cuff moment helped set Disappear in motion—and two decades later, Taylor’s support helped bring it back.

Now, with a full remaster by audio legend Ted Jensen (The Eagles, Green Day, Norah Jones), Disappear is being revived on vinyl, CD, and digital platforms. The Kickstarter campaign includes exclusive perks: rare behind-the-scenes content, archival photos, early demos, and even fan-curated shout-outs.

“This is more than a re-release,” the band says. “It’s a chance to finish what we started, to honor the music, and to share Disappear the way it was always meant to be heard.”

“Because this album matters,” they say. “Because the timing feels right. Because after all these years, we still believe in this music—and we believe some of you do too.”

Even as they look back, the band is very much moving forward. PFR is currently in the studio working on their first new record in 24 years with upcoming tour dates planned for next year.

The campaign will officially go live on Tuesday, June 10th. You can sign up at www.pfrkickstarter.com to receive notification for when it all goes live!. Whether you’ve waited two decades or two days to hear Disappear, the moment has come.

Just for fun – and the guys wanted me to make sure it was noted that the cans are still sealed… this was just a joke.