Initially inspired by the likes of Unbelievable Truth and Turin Brakes, Leeds-based acoustic indie-pop group Last Night's TV was formed in 1999 by singer/songwriter Spencer Bayles and guitarist Owen Marriott. Joined shortly after by Sarah Jones, whose violin gave the group a baroque touch, the trio self-released a handful of EPs in 2001. The additional vocals of new recruit Natalie Long at the end of that year completed the line-up and defined the band's sound. The following six years saw them releasing four self-produced albums - Too Much In Doubt (2002), Daylight Between The Blades (2003), Letters Without Envelopes (2005) and Local Knowledge (2007).

Highlights from the first phase of the band's career included involvement in Leeds Council's Bright Young Things project - which saw their early synth-pop song From The Top Of The Watchtower get an acclaimed acoustic makeover, and winning a BBC covers competition with a straight-faced re-interpretation of The Offspring's Why Don't You Get A Job. A planned 2002 gig in New York had to be cancelled when Spence was rushed to hospital to have his appendix removed a couple of days before the flight. Not wanting to anything by halves, it broke the Guinness World Record for Largest Appendix Removed. Alas, the record has since been broken again.

Phase 1 of Last Night's TV ended in November 2007, when the members decided to take an extended break to pursue other interests. However, plans are now being made for some new recordings in 2010.

Alongside LNTV activity, Spence has also played bass in Nikoli and with the Ric Neale Band. Natalie contributed backing vocals on Embrace's platinum-selling Number 1 album, 'Out Of Nothing'. Spence (along with Sarah, Ric Neale and Ivan Mack) released an EP, You Shall Go To The Ball, under the name The March Greens in April 2009.