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Formed in 1989 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the group quickly signed to a major label and released their debut album, The Ghosts that Haunt Me, in 1991. An unusual combination of folk-rock stylings with witty and offbeat lyrics and the attention-grabbing voice of vocalist Brad Roberts, the album became one of the year's best-selling records in Canada on the strength of the hit single "Superman's Song".
Their 1993 follow-up, God Shuffled His Feet, was also a success, with the first single, "Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm", becoming a major pop hit internationally as well as in Canada. "Afternoons and Coffeespoons" and "Swimming in Your Ocean" were also major hits on the Canadian pop charts, although they didn't follow suit outside of Canada.
1996's A Worm's Life, their most overtly guitar-rock album, proved to be the beginning of the end for the band's commercial fortunes, selling poorly compared to its two predecessors and not spawning any major hits. Give Yourself a Hand, released in 1999, confirmed this decline -- although it included the Canadian radio hit "Keep a Lid on Things", the album's experiments in R&B and dance music garnered the most negative reviews of the band's career, and sold poorly. The band has recorded three further albums since then, namely: 2001's I Don't Care That You Don't Mind, an experimental sortie on the outskirts of pop, 2002's Jingle All The Way, a Christmas album, and 2003's Puss 'n' Boots, which was another creative direction for the band. Their newer albums marked maturity through experimentation, though none were commercially successful.