Following the demise of the Seahorses, Squire continued work with drummer Mark Heaney on a new project with ex-Verve bassist Simon Jones and vocalist Duncan Baxter as John Squire's Skunkworks, but left prior to the band releasing material as The Shining [REF].
Following the split of The Shining, Heaney carried on working as a drum teacher and session musician, appearing on Squire's first solo album Time Changes Everything and working with Gang of Four, Badly Drawn Boy and Klaxons [REF].