▁contain ▁nu ances ▁of ▁mel anch oly , ▁self ▁conflict , ▁and ▁hum orous ▁s arc asm , ▁often ▁pun ctu ated ▁by ▁prof an ity . ▁▁ ▁They ▁gained ▁a ▁strong ▁following ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Australia ▁early ▁in ▁their ▁career . ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁' altern ative ' ▁American ▁acts , ▁this ▁was ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁consistent ▁support ▁from ▁national ▁broad c aster s ▁in ▁those ▁countries , ▁the ▁BBC ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁ABC ' s ▁Tri ple ▁J ▁youth ▁radio ▁network ▁in ▁Australia ▁( and ▁ABC - TV ' s ▁music ▁video ▁show ▁R age ). ▁The ▁group ' s ▁first ▁chart ▁break through ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁when ▁" Under ground " ▁made ▁the ▁lower ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁no . ▁ 3 7 . ▁Britain ▁was ▁the ▁band ' s ▁strong est ▁territory ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁chart ▁success , ▁with ▁five ▁singles ▁making ▁the ▁national ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁there ▁– ▁" Under ground ", ▁" B attle ▁of ▁Who ▁Could ▁Care ▁Less ", ▁" K ate ", ▁" B rick " ▁and ▁" Ar my " ▁– ▁although ▁none ▁managed ▁to ▁crack ▁the ▁UK ▁Top ▁ 2 0 . ▁In ▁Australia , ▁" Under ground " ▁like wise ▁broke ▁the ▁band ▁locally ▁and ▁while ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁A RI A ▁chart , ▁it ▁came ▁in ▁at ▁no . ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Tri ple ▁J ▁H ott est ▁ 1