[2] They fuse elements of folk, indie rock and post-punk using eclectic instrumentation including trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw, clarinet and saxophone.

Their debut album, Reservoir, was recorded in October/November 2008 at Tarquin Studios, Connecticut, USA and was produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol).

In early September 2011, the band announced on their website that their newest album, Rooms Filled with Light, was finished and posted a video of the first song, "Replicate".

[11] On 15 February 2010, the band made their US television debut appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman performing their single "Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time".

In March 2010, video artist Brian Gonzalez followed the band on their third time playing the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas that resulted in a four-part web series entitled Under the Reservoir which premiered on their site 14 June 2010.