They’re from my hometown, so I got to watch up close as they went from bar band to getting as big as they did, which… their debut label album sold 300,000 copies and they toured the festival circuit for a few years, so that’s my answer to about how big they ever got.

My understanding is that their major shot at the big leagues was snuffed out because their first single “Stuck in America” got yanked off of the radio right after September 11th due to the lyric “Everybody’s talking about blowing up the neighborhood.”

Back then, earning a Gold record (500,000 units sold) was still a big measure of success, so I’d say they did have a shot at becoming much bigger, by still did just fine. Their singer also went on to write mega-hits and produce for Neon Trees, Walk the Moon, etc. and the bass player founded Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.