Steve Arthur recalls "without Paul to share bass duties with Mik, we stopped swapping instruments around.. Initially I wanted to get away from the Beads' jokiness, and be taken seriously, ma-a-n, so in (came) a mixture of more straightforward rock, woozy atmospheres and non-specific angst.
"There was a group we knew called The Belltower who were an influence too - really driving psychedelic power pop.