Hood were formed in Wetherby, UK in 1990 by brothers Christopher and Richard Adams. Their early recordings were lo-fi in nature and comparable to the similarly fractured nature of the sounds coming out of the USA at the time by the likes of Pavement, Thinking Fellers and Sentridoh. Their debut album Cabled Linear Traction (initially released in limited quantities on Fluff) was re-isssued on US label Slumberland who went onto release their second album Silent '88 in 1996. The two albums were haphazard and schizophrenic in nature blending indie-rock, slow-core, electronica and out-there sound experiments but the band signed changed tack completely for their Domino Records debut 1997's Rustic Houses Forlorn Valleys which showcased a slow burning meditative sound more in common with Bark Psychosis and Talk Talk. 1999's The Cycle of Days and Seasons continued this pastoral approach adding in dub and hip-hop textures before the band released Cold House in 2001 which was a critical and commercial success praised for its forward-thinking nature and disregard for genre. The band completed their output with Outside Closer in 2005- a more technicolour and orchestrated album which again met with critical approval. The band have been on long term hiatus since 2005 but elements of their approach remain in a myriad of side projects including Bracken, The Declining Winter and A New Line (Related) to name just three.