The band were formed in 1979 by songwriters Ian Broudie (formerly of Big in Japan and Secrets) and Steve Allen (formerly of Deaf School).
[1] They recruited former XTC and Stadium Dogs keyboardist/guitarist Jonathan Perkins, Phil Spalding, formerly bassist with Bernie Tormé, and drummer Pete Kircher.
[1] A second single, "Boys Cry", preceded a self-titled debut album in February 1980.
[1] Jimmy Hughes replaced Spalding prior to the band's second album, Heart-twango & Raw-beat (1981).
Broudie went on to form Care and later the Lightning Seeds, also establishing himself as a successful producer.