He formed a covers band of his own called Trax, later renamed Love Sick Zombies, while still at Tobermory Primary School.

[12] "Public Service Announcer" is about MacIntyre's time at BT, and is based on the rhythm of a telephone ring tone.

[15] In 2000-01 Mull Historical Society played support for Elbow and the Strokes,[2] and in 2002 for R.E.M., the Delgados and The Polyphonic Spree.

[20] The covers of Loss and This Is Hope, and several of the videos and stage sets from this era, feature 'The Giant Dog With The Wig', which MacIntyre created using MS Paint.

[21][22] In January 2005, Mull Historical Society was voted the twelfth-greatest Scottish band of all time by The List magazine.

[24] The last track, "Pay Attention to the Human", features a poem written and performed by Tony Benn.

It features Kenny Anderson (King Creosote) on backing vocals on "Out Stealing Horses"[28] and was recorded in MacIntyre's old primary classroom in Tobermory.

[29] In 2012, MacIntyre returned as Mull Historical Society for his sixth album City Awakenings, which is about London, New York and Glasgow.

[30] In early 2014 MacIntyre gigged as Mull Historical Society again, playing Loss in its entirety, to promote the best-of album which was released in 2015.