Their style is called "alt pop-rock noir" and "soulful dream-pop," and NPR says their music is a "beguiling mix of sounds with unexpected sonic turns, as hushed, serene songs erupt suddenly into dark, explosive jams.
Morgan explains the "ǐd" in the band name in an interview with Blurt, saying "the 'id' allusion is of course to the Freudian/Jungian seat of all impulses and desires, which I frame as mine or anyone else's 'guts' or proverbial 'little light.'"
It is described as a "mix [of] gentle pop rhythms with simple piano, guitar, some strings and subtle synth flourishes [that] creates a hazy backdrop for singer Stephanie Morgan's seductive voice.
[9] Morgan describes the album as "warm, and also orchestral in places, and kind of tells the story of the power of the connection between people.
The label reissued the albums Grus Americanus, Warm People and starfruit, and the live single "they won't know what to do with us."
The eleven-track album, Excavator, was released on 9 June 2015, and is described as a "pop-noir offering [that] unearth[s] the depths and idiosyncracies of the emotions contained within a human.
"[11] Emily Patrick of Asheville Citizen-Times notes that "during an era of dense, electronic production sounds, there's plenty of space on the tracks on Excavator, yet they're very intentionally arranged.