 With their second recording, "We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed", critics generally applauded the band for adopting a new, darker guise.This continued through their following two albums, though whilst expanding the band's instrumental sounds.As a band, they have before claimed to be heavily influenced by Pavement, Modest Mouse, Guided By Voices, Blur, The Beautiful South, Xiu Xiu, Broken Social Scene, Built To Spill, Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Pulp, Belle & Sebastian, The Magnetic Fields, Joy Division and The Smiths, amongst others.