 Debut album "Pass The Paintbrush...Honey" was released in early 1985, displaying a mixture of mod, psychedelia, and new wave influences.1986 saw arguably the band's strongest album "The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel", which expanded on the first album's psychedelic and sixties pop influences, and featured collaborations with artist/painter JC Brouchard.This album coincided with the peak of the first wave of indie pop and as this gave way to shoegazing and grunge, Creation Records also moved in that direction, with the label increasingly being associated with artists such as My Bloody Valentine and Ride.