 In 1995, Debbie Googe and Colm Ó Cíosóig left My Bloody Valentine.Googe, who briefly worked as a taxi driver following her departure, formed the indie rock supergroup Snowpony with Katharine Gifford, who also performed with Stereolab and Moonshake, and Ó Cíosóig relocated to the United States, forming Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions with Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star.Shields and Butcher attempted to record a third studio album, which Shields claimed would be released in 1998.