Their music is a combination of rock, ambient, jazz, and many other styles, including influences from post-rock and post-punk.
This album, as would be expected with the addition of a DJ, has a harder and more electronic sound than the band's earlier work.
It has a slightly darker feel than the previous two records and incorporates elements of drum and bass music into the sound.
[2] Mike Lowry has stated that Amon Tobin was a significant influence on him at the time, driving his development of breakbeat and jungle drumming techniques and textures.
[2] Some fans lament this change in the band's sound, preferring the more jazz-oriented earlier work.
In 2009, while James Griffith stayed in London working on the new UNKLE record, guitarist Ed Harris started playing bass for the group.
[5] More recent shows have included many guest sit-ins such as fellow Lake Trout member Woody Ranere, Katrina Ford of Celebration,[5][6] Dave Heumann of Arboretum, Matt Naas of The Expotentials, Steve Strohmeier, and Mike Kuhl.