According to The Boston Hassle, the duo has "a gas pedal/brake pedal sonic narrative, careening without warning between cross-eyed tantrums and sultry, eyebrow-cocked croons.
Touring with bands such as Future Islands, Ceremony, and Wye Oak, the duo has been described as "one of contemporary punk’s best examples of testing the possibilities" [2] and has performed across the U.S. and Europe.
[6] Two years later, the duo released signed to Infinity Cat Recordings, citing the independent label's "ethics and approach" as a good fit for the band.
[11] Impose Magazine named Party Jail one of the best albums of 2014, saying "In this short period of time [thirteen songs/twenty-six minutes], it courses through many dualities with ease, crafting little utopias and then directly following them with dystopian realizations.
[15] In December 2014, the single "Sermon" was featured in Alan Resnick's short film Unedited Footage of a Bear, airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block.
In October 2017, the song "Humbucker Blues" from the then-upcoming Riddles was used for the Adult Swim/Wham City streaming mini-series The Cry of Mann: A Trool Day Holiday Spectacular.
Writing in Pitchfork's review of Riddles, Nina Corcoran described this collaboration as "a new musical direction... By lacing arms with Dan Deacon, the duo throw themselves into an auspicious zone, creating an album that remains introspective even at its wildest moments.