Macintosh, Smith, Worrall and Davey all met at Madras College and began playing together in 1993 at the age of 14.
The band listed their influences among others as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles and Talking Heads.
Later that year, the band signed a one-off single deal with EMI subsidiary label, Radiate Records.
In July 2004 they released their debut album Please Describe Yourself (Produced by Langer & Winstanley), which included the tracks "I Love You 'Cause I Have To", "Godhopping" and "Lounger".
In 2008, the band released seventeen demos that they had written for the second album, for people to remix and rewrite how they liked, with the intention being that of the best mixes for each song, they would compile a final record and share any potential royalties from it 50 to 50 with those who contributed.