 They continued to play music together, along with other friends throughout high school, and it was during this time that Barrett self recorded an EP in the spring of 2009 for a school project (which he failed) under the name "Young Buffalo" (a nickname he had for Ben in school).The recordings ended up being well received locally, and the duo brought the "Young Buffalo" project to life.In July 2011, Young Buffalo released the "Young Von Prettylips EP" on Cantora Records, an American label noted for signing the then-unknown psychedelic rock band MGMT for their second EP, Time to Pretend EP.