power of dreams released their critically acclaimed first ep "a little piece of god" on keith cullen's london-based setanta records in 1989, while walker was still at school. following a six-figure bidding war between rival record labels, the band signed a deal with polydor records. in december 1989, the british music magazine "nme" picked power of dreams, along with others such as carter usm and the charlatans, as their "stars of tomorrow".