Dan DeFeo, lyrics and electric guitar, had previously worked with Matt Robins, bass, on various projects when they met Marc Wyburn, electric Violin, and Paul Hollamby, drums, in 2007. By reworking previous songs and adding new material a set soon followed. The music fuses a wide range of influences and the result is a range of songs that vary from haunting, to uplifting, from hard rhythmic workouts to melancholy wistfulness.