[1] They released their first recording in 2001, the "Forget Your False Messiahs" EP; which was made Single of the Week by Steve Lamacq on his Evening Session show on BBC Radio 1.
rated it 4/5, describing it as a "a cheeky dose of new wave shenanigans".
The North West Daily Mail said that their lyrics were "direct, subversive, and funny".
[4][5][3] The band broke up after playing a final gig in 2007, supporting Art Brut at the London Astoria.
It had been at a Ciccone after-party in 2002 that Eddie Argos would meet Chris Chinchilla, leading to the formation of Art Brut.