 The band, singer-guitarist Steven Eagles, drummer Nicholas Millard and bassist Rachel Lavelle, were all 16 years old when they signed to the Shifty Disco label after playing only eight gigs as 'Crackout' (named after 'Brian Krakow', a character in American TV teen drama, "My So-Called Life").Within four weeks of the record label first seeing the band live, they had recorded and released their debut "Chuck" single.An album was also recorded around this time, but was never released.