The classic line-up of the band consisted of Michael Andrews, Topper Rimel, Rony Abada, and Daniel Silverman.

Topper invited him to audition, hoping his jangly guitar riffs would fill out their stripped-back rhythm section and bring something fresh to their sound.

In the fall of 1989, the band recorded what would become their debut album at Powertrax Studios in Hollywood, with producers David Kershenbaum and Paul McKenna.

[6] After the recording of the album was finished, keyboard player Daniel Silverman quit the band and keyboardist Todd A. Davidson was hired for their next tour.

[1] In early 1992, the band once again headlined their own tour with openers Toad The Wet Sprocket, who were releasing their "All I Want" single and promoting their soon to be huge album, Fear.

[8] In 2000, Michael Andrews released a self-titled album as Elgin Park featuring other players: (Eric Hinajosa: guitars/John Krylow: bass/Matt Lynott: drums/Robert Walter: electric piano, organ, electronic keyboards, samples).

The song's rights were too costly, so he called up his childhood friend Gary Jules to record vocals for a cover of the Tears For Fears' track "Mad World".

His soundtrack work includes: Donnie Darko (2001), Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Funny People (2009), Bridesmaids (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), The Heat (2013), and Tammy (2014).

[9] Bassist Topper Rimel started the garage rock bands Robots in Disguise and The Deeds from 1994-1998[12] while completing a degree in Industrial Design at the California College of the Arts.

Topper toured with Brendan Benson and the Well Fed Boys sharing the headline spot with Elliot Smith's Portland based group Heatmiser.