In 1987 a bunch of school friends from Melbourne, Australia formed a band called Pray TV. Influenced by their favourite bands Joy Division, Dinosaur Jr, Husker Du, Sonic Youth & The Replacements, and uninhibited by a lack of talent, they released their debut single In My Street on Mr Spaceman Records (Cosmic Psychos, Moving Targets).

Their second single Spent was released on legendary Aussie label Augogo in 1990. Spent was hailed as one of the finest Aussie releases of the year and the band suddenly found themselves flavour of the week (which back then you could milk for at least a year). Gigs came fast and easy and the band found themselves typecast as the support act of choice for every New Zealand/Flying Nun label band touring Australia including The Chills, The Bats, The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, Bailter Space and The Straightjacket Fits.

Grunge hit the world in 1991/92 and in the international signing frenzy Pray TV signed to US label Radioactive and released an EP followed by a series of shows in N