Formation and first albums: 1993–1999 The band was formed in 1993 by
Huey Morgan, Brian "Fast" Leiser, and Steve Borgovini after Leiser, who was already friends with Borgovini, met Morgan at the club where they both worked. They began playing together and would provide entertainment for the club when a booked act failed to show up. It was during one of these stand-in gigs that they caught the attention of
EMI, who offered them a record deal.
Come Find Yourself, the band's first album, was released in the summer of 1996 by
Chrysalis Records and followed their single "The Grave and the Constant" (UK No. 72), which had been released a month earlier, into the UK charts. The album also featured the UK Top 40 hits "
Scooby Snacks" (UK No. 22), "The Fun Lovin' Criminal" (UK No. 26), and "King of New York" (UK No. 28). The latter's subject matter touched on the imprisonment of
Italian-American mafioso John Gotti, the wannabe gangsters emulating his style, and his fans and followers in his community who maintained his innocence. The biggest hit, "
Scooby Snacks", features samples from films by
Quentin Tarantino and a guitar sample from
Tones on Tail's song "Movement of Fear", interspersed with rap verses and a sung, anthemic chorus.
Come Find Yourself had a slow rise on the
UK Albums Chart, eventually peaking at No. 7 and spending well over a year on the chart, but it failed to make an impact in the US, despite the band appearing as musical guests on MTV's
The Jenny McCarthy Show. The success of the album prompted the re-release of "Scooby Snacks" as a single, alongside a cover of the
10cc classic "
I'm Not in Love", which this time reached UK No. 12.
New line-up and releases and activities: 2022–present On 3 September 2022, a new song called "Shake It Loose" was given a debut play on Dean Jackson's show The Beat. The song comes from their Roosevelt Sessions EP, which was released digitally on 9 September 2022. The band toured the UK in September, with gigs in St Albans, Oxford, Leicester, London, Sheffield, Liverpool, and Birmingham and then toured Europe, including dates in Greece, the Netherlands, and Belgium before a tour of the US in November. In autumn/winter 2023, with the 25th anniversary of the 100% Colombian album's release, the band toured Europe, playing 25 gigs in November and December of that year. Sixteen of these took place in the UK. In February 2025, the band announced the release of their upcoming studio album
A Matter of Time, due for release 29 August 2025, as well as a tour in September. == Musical style ==