Unhappy with the efforts of Will Records, the band signed a worldwide deal with V2 Records in 1999, their first release on the label being the "Signal to Snow Ratio" EP in September that year. In May 2000 they released their second album, "The Sophtware Slump", to critical acclaim. "NME" later placed it at number 34 in their "Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade", and "The Independent" described it as "easily the equal of "OK Computer"". The album reached number 36 on the UK Albums Chart, and the band's fanbase increased, including celebrities such as David Bowie, Kate Moss and Liv Tyler. By early 2001 the album had sold 80,000 copies worldwide. The first single from the album, "The Crystal Lake", became the band's first UK top 40 single when it was reissued in 2001.