Rusty Miller had been best known for his slithering guitar work on
Cake's hit single "Never There" before the formation of
Jackpot. Guitarist/vocalist
Miller, bassist
Sheldon Cooney, drummer
Mike Curry, and keyboardist
Lee Bob Watson began the group in the late '90s as an alternative country-rock band. Releasing
Boneville in 1999, the band disliked the sound and dismissed it as a "really crappy four-track thing." 2000's
Weightless was much more in tune with what they had envisioned, and by 2002's
Shiny Things they had hit their stride as a somewhat experimental version of their initial sound. Two years later,
Miller and
Jackpot returned with their fourth album, titled F+. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide