 The band were not typically associated with any particular music scene, playing on tour with a variety of diverse bands, though influences included bands such as Sonic Youth and The Fall.In 2003, they undertook a six-week tour of the US, with Sweden's Sahara Hotnights and the US's The Washdown.Original bass player Jon Ball left the band in 2003, to be replaced by Tracy Bellaries (formerly of Soulbossa), although Ball was still involved for most of the songwriting process and some of the recording of "Modern Apprentice", the band's second and final album.