 Initially "Moonsongs" was released in 1986 on cassette by Endemic, but the following year the band signed with Dead Man's Curve Records in London and "Moonsongs" was released on LP.As with their first album, "Moonsongs" was praised in "progressive" circles and Thinking Plague enhanced their stature as an avant-rock band.Riding on the success of their two albums, Thinking Plague performed a series of live shows in 1987 in Denver, opening for Sonic Youth at one of them.