The band has been through many distinct phases incorporating aspects of folk, jazz, psychedelia and avant-garde rock.

Skyscraper magazine described this release as "Quite possibly the year's most arresting experimental pop record, They Ate Themselves is a dizzyingly vibrant trip through death and multi-layered dissonance".

"[2] Punk Planet followed suit describing the album as "A hypnotic two-disc record that will score your twisted nightmares and fanciful dreams.

After the release of On Vacation in 2004, he signed with Kill Rock Stars and toured the US heavily the next few years playing close to 600 shows in the following three years playing with countless bands including The Mae Shi, Barr, The Fall, Hella, Mount Eerie, Karl Blau, The Winks, Doveman, I Need Sleep, The Gossip, Oh No!

Brimming with credible substance, Carousel Waltz is yet another killer album from an artist who just keeps getting better and better with time..."[9] The avant-garde Good World was released in 2006; it was composed primarily of sparse clarinet lines mixed with minimal percussion and falsetto vocals by Bouchard.