It began as the bedroom recording project of lead singer and songwriter Moore, who years later added a backing band.
[4] Paste Magazine described their sound as "hearkening back to a Dig Me Out era Sleater Kinney, Moore’s expansive sound covers love and all its mishaps with a catchy, blast loud and sing proud thoughtfulness.
Blending garage rock with soul and experimental undertones, It Was Romance...walks multiple genres with a deft grace to mirror Moore’s bubbly wit and eye-catching presence.
[10] The music video for "Hooking Up With Girls" was released in late 2016 on the front page of Nylon.
The video was featured in Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Vogue, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, VICE, BUST Magazine, Refinery 29, and The Onion's AV Club New York Magazine and The Observer praised Moore for the video[12] The Laugh Button described Moore's voice as, "incredible [voice], smoky and edgy and closely resembling the kind of stuff soulful grunge bands aspired to back in the 90s.