It is composed of founding members Drew Speziale and Kathleen Stubelek, as well as Caleb Collins.

The album gained them considerable acclaim and the band toured extensively to promote it during the year.

This included a six-week east coast tour that took the band into Canada for the first time, supported by Arkata and Raise Them And Eat Them.

Ben Sailer of Noisey wrote that As the Roots Undo, which Drew Speziale describes as "just a punk rock record from 2004", has long garnered praise from both the press and fans alike for its forward-thinking blend of 90s screamo, fractured grindcore, and experimental post-rock.

[6] Writing for NPR music, Lars Gotrich credited Circle Takes the Square alongside Pg.