The band was originally conceived as a basement recording project and did not play any live shows until 2002. The band built up a considerable following on the back of numerous limited-edition 7" record and CD-R releases, resulting in the indie pop albums All Your Summer Songs, released in 2003 on Polyvinyl Records, and the more polished Every Night, released in 2004 on Polyvinyl as well. All Your Summer Songs was listed as one of the top 50 albums of 2003 by Pitchfork. Every Night introduced new singer Betty Marie Barnes who became the nearest to a permanent female singer that the band ever had.
By 2007, Barnes had semi-left the band and Thomas took over as the band's sole front person. SLGTM's music also changed and the resulting "Fill Up The Room" (2007, K Recs) album was more adventurous both lyrically and musically than the band's previous two albums (especially on the 6 minute 48 second pop odyssey of "When I Lose My Eyes".
Following another European tour in 2008, Thomas retired the band to concentrate on other projects.
For Record Store Day 2012, All Your Summer Songs was re-issued on white vinyl in a special limited edition of 250.
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