[4][5] But it was with their second single "Sensitive" that they first received significant critical attention,[6] giving them a top-20 indie hit and with a subsequent placing in John Peel's 1989 Festive Fifty.
[4] Over a five-year career, the band were often dogged with the reputation of having a post-C86 indie pop, or generic Sarah Records sound, despite producing tracks with numerous styles and influences.
Many of the group's recordings, notably "Triangle" and their epic seven-minute swan song, "Missing the Moon", displayed a strong influence from the popular dance music of the time.
[3] Most of the group's records were produced by Ian Catt, who later went on to develop the pop dance sound of "Missing the Moon" further with Saint Etienne (whose second single was a cover version of the Field Mice's "Let's Kiss and Make Up").
[4] The band split up in 1991 after a fractious tour to promote the For Keeps album, during which lead singer/guitarist Robert Wratten announced he was leaving.