[1] Inspired by Detroit garage rock, they came to the attention of Thurston Moore, who signed the band to his Ecstatic Peace label.
[3][4][5] The band were described by Rolling Stone as sounding like "a grimier version of Sonic Youth".
[6] In 2007, the song ¨Hat Energy¨ from the album Awesome Color appeared in the film I Know Who Killed Me, starring Lindsay Lohan.
After the second album, the band toured the world in support of Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. during 2008.
In early 2008, the band released a video for the single "Eyes of Light" directed by The Wilderness After the breakup of Awesome Color, Stanton returned to Detroit and started the band Turn to Crime.