The band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Harriet Wheeler, guitarist David Gavurin, bassist Paul Brindley, and drummer Patrick Hannan.
The album's lead single "Here's Where the Story Ends" was a number one hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States.
With Rough Trade's financial troubles and the band's decision to manage themselves, the Sundays' next single, "Goodbye", did not emerge until 1992.
In 1997, their third album, Static & Silence, was followed by the release of their most successful single, "Summertime", which made the UK top 15.
"[5] After the couple completed several songs – and migrated to London[7] – they enlisted the support of bassist Paul Brindley and drummer Patrick Hannan, who had also attended Bristol University.
Hannan's brother, Nick, had also been a member of Jim Jiminee, which briefly featured Wheeler as vocalist (see paragraph above).
[4] Demo tapes were sent out to several London clubs after the group felt energized by their efforts; Gavurin stated in a Rolling Stone interview that "by the end of the year we were thinking, 'Hang on a minute, some of this [music] is good!'"
Responses to the tape were enthusiastic and an employee at Vertigo Club offered the band an opening slot for an upcoming show in August 1988.
"[8] Asked whether the band felt pressured when working on the album, Wheeler responded, "No, because to start off with, we're far more critical of ourselves than anyone else, and that's more a concern to us than what the press think."
[4] Its distinct Englishness in lyrics, augmented by Harriet Wheeler's accent,[10] alongside their lighter-than-air guitar pop,[11] influenced the nascent Britpop scene, notably impacting bands like Sleeper.
[12] The hit single "Here's Where the Story Ends" also gained considerable success in the USA, propelled by extensive radio play and MTV rotation.
[6] Constant touring coupled with their decision to manage themselves hampered the group's creative output, which was already slow due to Gavurin and Wheeler, the main songwriters, "being chained by pokiness and perfectionism when it [came] to writing and recording music.
The album experienced commercial success similar to their debut when it peaked at number 103 on the Billboard 200,[9] and sold nearly half a million copies.
[4] The band holidayed in Thailand and, upon returning to England, "put their music career on the back burner for a time.
[4] Their third, and most recent album, Static & Silence, was released to mixed reviews in September 1997, a full five years after Blind.
[17] Although the band retained much of the same sound that they developed on previous albums, they added horns to a number of tracks for Static & Silence.
[21] In an interview with the C86 Show Podcast released on August 18, 2020, Patrick Hannan revealed that Wheeler and Gavurin had "never stopped making music" and that he had played drums on a number of their tracks.