Building a Better Me is the fifth full-length album from
San Dieganpunk band
Dogwood released in 2000. Instrumentation for the album was produced and recorded by Sam Boukas and Dogwood at Goldentrack studio in San Diego but vocals were produced and recorded at the
Blasting Room studios in Fort Collins, Colorado by
Descendents and
ALL guitarist
Stephen Egerton, whose vocals appear on the final track "Nothing New". In 2001 the band was awarded the
San Diego Music Award for best Punk band for the album.