uh.. uh... good question.... I think there are some similarities with They Might Be Giants, Camper Van Beethoven and even Pixies...
Seen them a few times, last time being at ATP last winter and they went over like a ton of bricks. First off people in the UK hardly know who they are and 2 of their first songs were very 'I love god' type lyrics... I still enjoyed singing along to their classics though for sure