 The band formed in 2007, and quickly made a mark on the local Nottingham scene by coming joint third in the University of Nottingham's BandSoc 2007 Battle of the Bands competition.Following this promising success, the band began gigging around the UK, sharing stages with Future Of The Left, Baddies, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Pulled Apart By Horses, Gay For Johnny Depp, Tubelord and Blakfish.Throughout 2008, the band sporadically recorded at Random Recordings in Nottingham with Guy Elderfield, and created their debut EP "We Are Serious", which was released in 2009.