began recording their first album at Smart Studios

The band began recording their first album at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin in March 1992. Released in June 1992, Miss Happiness provided the impetus for a hefty amount of touring, both in the United States and the United Kingdom, in support of The Lemonheads , Firehose , Pavement , Mudhoney and others. It was also in the spring of this year that the band made their first video. Directed by Kevin Kerslake, the video for “Chowdertown” aired on MTV ‘s 120 Minutes on July 9, 1992.