I didn’t pick up on this band until college and even then didn’t buy their albums but I’d hear them at parties.
Prior to that, I knew the name from a tour they did in the early 80s that got plugged on MTV, no joke Squeeze/The Hooters.
Cool for Cats is great Squeeze album. I saw them live at the Whiskey in the late 70s, with The Selecter as the opening act. Good show!
Funny the music you get a craving for every now and then.... Squeeze is one of those bands for me.
Then again we might have been spared Men without Hats, Culture Club, and Flock of Seagulls.
No offense to any of these guys, but music is not that hard. You could take away the Beatles, the Stones, The Eagles, you name it, and the world would have done just fine.
Holistically, music and art is VERY important. Specific examples are not.