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How was the Outfield formed?
Bassist/singer Tony Lewis, guitarist/keyboardist and songwriter John Spinks and drummer Alan Jackman played together in the late 1970s in a straightforward power pop band called Sirius B.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the The Outfield article?
The Outfield as Sirius B's style did not match surging in popularity punk rock and they broke up. Several years afterward, gathered back together under the name The Baseball Boys.

Question: What style did they match?
Self-contained rewrite: What style did the Outfield match?