2 (Teenage Nites).”[8] They were then signed to Almo Sounds in a US$2.5 million, three-album deal,[4][9] with their first release for the label being the five-track Submission to the Master EP, on which label-boss Alpert contributed trumpet.
[3] However, critic Ritchie Unterberger viewed the band's sound as "considerably more enjoyable and warm" than their 1970s and 1980s influences, describing the album as "pleasant, catchy retro-new wave".
[12] In the view of Trouser Press writer Ira Robbins: "The album is one of the singular musical accomplishments of the '90s — with its combination of indelible melodies and seemingly pre-mature bedroom vulnerability and obsessions, it's a science fair version of Pet Sounds for the computer age.
[10] The band split up before their second album was completed, with Dave Trumfio become increasingly busy with production work, but reunited for a one-off performance in 2009 at the Bell House in Brooklyn.
[16] On April 1, 2021, the Pulsars' Twitter and Facebook accounts announced the release of Lost Transmissions, a 15 track collection of rare and unreleased songs, available for pre-order through Bandcamp.