This line up of Forster, McLennan, Pickvance and Thompson went on to record Bright Yellow Bright Orange and in October 2005, The Go-Betweens finally achieved mainstream recognition, with the album "Oceans Apart" (produced by Mark Wallis and Dave Ruffy) winning an ARIA award for 'Best Adult Contemporary Album'.
За ним последовали еще два: "Bright Yellow Bright Orange" (2003) и "Oceans Apart" (2005), второй из которых, получив ARIA Award (Best Adult Contemporary Album) ознаменовал запоздалое признание заслуг группы звукозаписывающей индустрией Австралии.