 The band, originally called 'Vent', started to collaborate in December 1994, and received considerable media attention, mostly because of the presence of Hunt, with the result that they were invited to produce a session for Radio 1 before they had recorded anything at all.They first played live at the 1995 Reading Festival, before touring the U.S., and returning for a UK tour supporting Therapy?Duffy left the band shortly before this tour.