They formed in 1986 and released their first album in 1988. They were active until 1994, before reforming again in 2000 and are active to this day.
Discography:
- The Eight Legged Groove Machine (1988)
- Hup (1989)
- Never Loved Elvis (1991)
- Construction for the Modern Idiot (1993)
- Escape from Rubbish Island (2004)
- Suspended by Stars (2006)
- Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff (2012)
- 30 Goes Around the Sun (2016)
- Better Being Lucky (2019)
I'm troping up my problems to the size of a cow:
- Anti-Love Song: "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby" includes the adorable "Don't worry 'bout your heart/it's your bank I want to break"
- Design Student's Orgasm: Never Loved Elvis is a psychadelic image that prominantly features a giant version of Elvis Presley big enough for his head to become off-screen.
- Lyrical Dissonance:
- "The Size of a Cow" is very upbeat and cheerful for a song about the narrator realising the problems he has been ignoring have become very detrimental to him.
- "Don't Let Me Down Gently" has cheerful, happy-sounding music about someone who's desperate for his girlfriend to stay with him even though she doesn't love him (probably) and sadomasochistic relationships.
- Their song "Unbearable" is a ridiculously catchy ear worm with lyrics about an acrimonious breakup, complete with this chorus:I didn't like you very much when I met you
And now I like you even less
I don't know what to do
For the best
- Miniscule Rocking: "False Start" is only 47 seconds long.
- Self-Titled Album: Their seventh album Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff.