The Guardian hailed the group as “a rarity in indie rock”, while Rolling Stone praised their “majestic chaos,” and the BBC lauded their “shimmering psychedelic pop, immersive indie-rock & spectacularly engrossing passages of sumptuous instrumentation.”
The band’s 1991 debut, ‘Yerself Is Steam,’ landed on Pitchfork’s rundown of the Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time, and their 1998 breakthrough, ‘Deserter’s Songs,’ was named NME’s Album of the Year upon its release. They are currently putting the finishing touches on a new album.