The band members were Amy Pickering (vocals), Natalie Avery (guitar), Kate Samworth (bass), and Nicky Thomas (drums).
[9][10][11] Fire Party released a six-song self-titled mini-LP, an eight-song album (New Orleans Opera) while together.
[13] File 13, a punk fanzine from Massachusetts, referred to Fire Party as "one of the most powerful groups around today" in a review of New Orleans Opera, which the zine also cited as one of its favorite releases of 1989.
[1][15] Despite their small discography, Fire Party, along with related "Revolution Summer" bands like Embrace and Rites of Spring, had a lasting influence on the artistic direction of American punk.
Jenny Toomey, musician and co-founder of the Simple Machines record label, described Fire Party as "the world's first female-fronted emo band.