This US rock band was formed and subsequently signed by RCA Records while guitarist Jon Siebels (b. 27 August 1979, La Crescenta, California, USA) and bass player Max Collins (b. 28 August 1978, La Crescenta, California, USA) were still at high school. Originally known as Eleventeen, the line-up was completed by drummer Tony Fagenson (b. 18 July 1978, Detroit, Michigan, USA), son of producer Don Was. They took their unusual new name from an episode of the popular US sci-fi thriller series The X Files. The single ‘Inside Out’ announced their pop punk style, compared by some critics to Green Day. Their 1998 self-titled debut album was promoted by extensive touring with Third Eye Blind, and within a few months of release had risen to number 33 on the Billboard Top 200. Their second single, ‘Leech’, was written by Siebels and Collins about a problematic work relationship. It was typical of material dubbed by critics as ‘superior brat rock’. The trio played the same card again with 2000’s Horroscope, which peaked at one position lower in the US chart. The mellow single ‘Here’s To The Night’ was a major pop hit, reaching the US Top 20 the following year.
The trio’s experimental third album It’s All In Your Head, released in 2003, was a notable critical and commercial failure. RCA lost faith in the band and released them from their recording contract, a decision which prompted Siebels, Collins and Fagenson to call it a day. They played their last show together on 15 July 2004 in St. Louis. Collins later worked with Brotherhood Of Lost Dogs before reuniting with Fagenson to work on a new project.
