The band was founded in 2012 by Ben Weinman. At one point actress and singer
Juliette Lewis fronted it, and at another time featured guitarist
Brent Hinds, formerly of
Mastodon,
Eric Avery on bass and
Jon Theodore on drums. According to Weinman, Lewis never officially was the singer, but only added some vocal lines. The ten songs of the debut album
Broken Lines had been written before DuVall came into the band. The group was called "a real democracy" by Weinman. On the song "Back to the Light" a vocal cameo of Lewis can be heard. The band had its first live appearances at
Reading and Leeds Festivals on August 27 and 28, 2016. Guitarist Brent Hinds died on August 20, 2025, in a traffic collision. ==Band members==