The band featured vocalist Siobhan Duffy, guitarist/vocalist Bill Bronson, bassist Chris Pravdica, drummer Jim Sclavunos, and keyboardist Maria Zastrow.
[1] The members came from diverse musical background, having played in the bands such as God Is My Co-Pilot, Swans, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
[4] Described as a "New York-style art rock band,"[2] The Gunga Din combined a Farfisa organ with psychedelic music-inspired drumming.
[1] Their debut album was characterized as "an equal blend of post-punk and new wave" with occasional psychobilly influences[4] and drew comparisons to the works of bands like the Doors, X and Suicide.
[3] The band's second studio album also drew comparisons to the works of PJ Harvey and The Velvet Underground.