[1] Despite the band's American punk and electronic background, many elements of pop, dance-punk, electronica, soul, noise music and club.
[5] He became friends with Drew Daniel (of Soft Pink Truth and Matmos), Allison Wolfe, and Jenny Hoyston; all of whom would appear later on future live performances and/ or recordings.
Others who worked on the record were Stereo Total, Barr, and Kori Gardner of Mates Of State[8] and John Dieterich.
After the 20-month "Dollar and Deed" tour, Hawnay Troof played shows in Egypt, China, and Europe.
During this time, Peaches started performing randomly with Hawnay Troof as a guest back up singer into December 2008.
Pitchfork rated it with a 7.5 and described Vice as "[leaving] an impression of a confidence that has moved beyond the ego and into a territory that enables him to get away with just about anything"[24] while Spin Magazine said that the album is "...a bewilderingly awesome musical gumbo.
"[25] Mae Shi and High Places named it as one of the best albums of 2008[26] while electronic heavyweights Ladytron called it one of their top ten records of the year in Filter Magazine.