All four members of the band met at age 16 through the music scene in Nottingham. Smith was initially a solo artist, whereas Towell and Barrow were a musical duo and Sandstrom was in the Nottingham band
Do Nothing, a position he still holds. They decided to form a band while sitting on a hill in Nottingham, choosing to also each take up instruments different to the ones they already played. They released single "Birds" in June, produced by Matt Peel, and in September they released their single "Scratch Your Metal", which was featured on the A-list on
BBC Radio 6 Music, hosted by
Ezra Furman. Their EP
Heady Metal, about "identity and being unsure of it", In the first half of 2024 they also supported
Bombay Bicycle Club and
Everything Everything. A limited-edition
Record Store Day vinyl repress of
Heady Metal sold out with speed. They released the single "Gears" in March 2024. "My Room", the band's June 2024 single, was billed by
Whynow as an "emotional ode to unconditional love" and was produced by
Catherine Marks. They announced a headline UK tour for October, beginning with a four-night
residency at Nottingham's Bodega which quickly sold out. This tour also included a show in London's
Islington Assembly Hall, their biggest show thus far at that time. The band was receiving frequent play on Radio 6 Music by this point. The album was recorded at
Real World Studios in Wiltshire with producer Marks, and according to Cohen is "written from the perspective of a humorous/tragic caricature of an up-and-coming artist". and
Far Out gave it four of five stars, calling it "a sprawling organic offering that refuses to remain still". == Artistry ==