His music has been compared to that of Brian Wilson,[2] Velvet Underground, Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen.

[4] While living in New York in the mid-1990s, Stoltz served as an intern with Jeff Buckley's management company where he worked as a "fan-mail" sorter.

Later the album gained wider distribution when it was released by Jackpine Social Club in the US, Beautiful Happiness in the UK and Raoul Records in Australia.

In Kelley's words: “Using renewable energy to offset the electricity I needed to power my guitar amps and my recording machines was a simple and effective way for me to do something about my impact on the environment.

In early 2006, Stoltz produced God's Boat, the debut album from The Passionistas, which was released on June 5, 2007.

He also produced or worked on other Bay Area albums: Oh Sees - Sucks Blood, Bart Davenport - Palaces, Moore Brothers - Aptos and Colossal Yes - Charlemagne's Big Thaw.

[8] In 2012, Stoltz played keyboards, along with members of the Fresh & Onlys, in the backing band to songwriter Rodriguez during a string of live concerts.

[10] Stoltz played rhythm guitar in Echo & the Bunnymen on their UK, European and US tours in 2016 and 2018.