Their sound demonstrated a range of electronic, pop, and rock influences, and they were frequently compared with Primal Scream.
The group was formed as Cuba in 1998 by Christopher Andrews and Ashley Bates, formerly the drummer of Chapterhouse.
[1] Cuba collaborated with Angie Brown of Bizarre Inc, Shara Nelson of Massive Attack, and Mau (alias of Michael Giffts), formerly of Earthling.
[2] The group's first single release, "Cross the Line," was called "pretty appealing" in a Times review, which recommended Cuba as "a blistering cure for the summertime blues."
Their sole full-length studio album on 4AD, Leap of Faith, was described as an "updated Happy Mondays with the ecstasy-induced excesses" by Chart Magazine.