After debut single "Snakepit" the band signed to the Clawfist label, releasing the "Ruby" single in late 1990 (a cover of the song by New York band The Silver Apples).with Nick Combe on drums and Joe Byfield on maracas. The band released three singles in 1991, one of which ("Some Fool's Mess") was named 'Single of the Week' by the "NME"., by which point Combe had been replaced by Max Décharné. The band's debut album, "You, the Night...and the Music", was released in 1992, with a US release on Rykodisc.